| Pronunciation: | | 'setu`wurt
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[n] digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally |
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SETTERWORT is a 10 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | bear's foot, Helleborus foetidus, stinking hellebore |
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| | See Also: | | hellebore |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Set"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
The bear's-foot ({Helleborus f[oe]tidus}); -- so called
because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons
into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also {pegroots}. --Dr.
Prior.
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