Definition of Throatwort

1. Noun. European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat.


Definition of Throatwort

1. n. A plant (Campanula Trachelium) formerly considered a remedy for sore throats because of its throat-shaped corolla.

Definition of Throatwort

1. Noun. (botany) A plant, ''Campanula trachelium'', with a throat-shaped corolla, once considered a remedy for sore throats. ¹

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Medical Definition of Throatwort

1. A plant (Campanula Trachelium) formerly considered a remedy for sore throats because of its throat-shaped corolla. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Throatwort

throatbands
throate
throated
throatier
throatiest
throatily
throatiness
throatinesses
throating
throatings
throatlash
throatlashes
throatlatch
throatlatches
throats
throatwort (current term)
throatworts
throaty
throb
throbbed
throbber
throbbers
throbbier
throbbiest
throbbing
throbbingly
throbbings
throbby
throbs
throe

Literary usage of Throatwort

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

1. The Gardeners Dictionaryby Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"Blue umbelliferous throatwort. z. ... KH throatwort with violet-co- lour'd Flowers growing in Umbels, and jagged Leaves. 3. ..."

2. Flora Domestica, Or, The Portable Flower-garden: With Directions for the by Elizabeth Kent, Leigh Hunt (1831)
"The Giant throatwort is a native of England and most parts of Europe. ... The Giant throatwort is mentioned by Sir Walter Scott in the poem of Rokeby ..."

3. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"The Campanula Latifolia, grand throatwort, or Canterbury bells, grows in profusion upon the beautiful banks of the River Greta, where it divides the manors ..."

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