toothwort

English

Etymology

tooth +‎ wort. From having an appearance similar to teeth.

Noun

toothwort (plural toothworts)

Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Lathraea.
Any of the species of plants in subgenus Cardamine subg. Dentaria, formerly genus Dentaria.

Related terms

Translations

plant of the genus Lathraea

Bulgarian: горска майка f (gorska majka)
Dutch: schubwortel m
French: lathrée (fr) f
German: Schuppenwurz f
Polish: łuskiewnik m
Romanian: mama-pădurii (ro) f
Welsh: deintlys m

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