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Definition of Madworts

1. madwort [n] - See also: madwort

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Madworts

madrono madronos mads madtom madtoms Madura boil Madura foot Madurella maduro maduromycosis

maduros madwoman madwomen madwort madwort madworts (current term) madzoon madzoons Mad Anthony Wayne mad apple

mad cow disease mad cow disease Mad Hatter syndrome mad itch mae Maeandra maedi maedi virus maelid maelids

Literary usage of Madworts

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1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1889)
"... madworts, beetroot, digitalis, and rose leaves are some of them. A rose-leaf poultice is a Grecian remedy. From the days of Pliny until now almonds have ..."

2. Traces of the Elder Faiths of Ireland: A Folklore Sketch; a Handbook of by William Gregory Wood-Martin (1902)
"... in days gone by, used for the bites of mad dogs, and to cure hydrophobia. Angelica, madworts, and several forms of lichens were favourite remedies. ..."

3. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1921)
"It may be added in passing that none of the plant^ mentioned as madworts are of the slightest use against hydrophobia; indeed it is quite likely that none ..."

4. The Folk-lore of Plants by Thomas Firminger Thiselton Dyer (1889)
"... in days gone by, used for the bites of mad dogs and to cure hydrophobia. Angelica, madworts, and several forms of lichens were favourite remedies. ..."

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