Definition of Danewort

1. Noun. Dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor.

Exact synonyms: Dwarf Elder, Sambucus Ebulus
Group relationships: Genus Sambucus, Sambucus
Generic synonyms: Elder, Elderberry Bush

Definition of Danewort

1. n. A fetid European species of elder (Sambucus Ebulus); dwarf elder; wallwort; elderwort; -- called also Daneweed, Dane's weed, and Dane's-blood. [Said to grow on spots where battles were fought against the Danes.]

Definition of Danewort

1. Noun. A European dwarf version of the elder, ''Sambucus ebulus'', that has a bad smell ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Danewort

1. a flowering plant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Danewort

1. A fetid European species of elder (Sambucus Ebulus); dwarf elder; wallwort; elderwort. Synonym: Daneweed, Dane's weed, and Dane's-blood. Origin: Said to grow on spots where battles were fought against the Danes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Danewort

dandyizing
dandyling
dandylings
dane
dane particle
danegeld
danegelds
danegelt
danegelts
danelagh
danelaghs
danelaw
danelaws
daneweed
daneweeds
danewort (current term)
daneworts
dang
dang it
dang tootin'
dang tooting
dangdut
danged
danger
danger area
danger line
danger pay
danger space
danger spaces

Literary usage of Danewort

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by Oxford Historical Society, Bostonian Society (1889)
"(Notes on name for danewort, see infra ; and see the margin of fol. 88 a, rejecting the in William How ..."

2. The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom; with by John Lindley (1866)
"... or danewort, is an herbaceous plant found in many parts of Britain as well as the Continent ; it has a nauseous smell, and drastic properties. ..."

3. "Survey of the Antiquities of the City of Oxford," Composed in 1661-6 by Anthony à Wood (1889)
"1 (Sambucus Ebulus,' danewort' or dwarf-elder; ... 5 (Wallwort is only an alternative name for danewort, see infra ; and see in William ..."

4. "Survey of the Antiquities of the City of Oxford," Composed in 1661-6 by Anthony à Wood (1889)
"(Sambucus Ebulus, ' danewort' or 88a:—) 'You may say that ... but yet the true denomination out name for danewort, see infra ; and see the margin of fol. ..."

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