Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The cranberry, Vaccinium Oxycoccus.
- noun The umbelliferous plant Helosciadium (Sium) nodiflorum.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small, white-flowered
plant , of the genusApium , that grows inmarshy habitats
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word marshwort.
Examples
-
'You may believe it,' said Cuchulainn; 'if a flock of birds come to the plain, you shall have a duck with half of another; if fish come to the estuaries, you shall have a salmon with half of another; a sprig of watercress, and a sprig of marshwort, and a sprig of seaweed, and a drink of cold sandy water after it.'
Táin Bó Cúalnge. English L. Winifred Faraday
-
You shall have the three sprigs, the sprig of watercress, and the sprig of marshwort, and the sprig of seaweed.
Táin Bó Cúalnge. English L. Winifred Faraday
-
'Welcome, O friend Fergus,' said Cuchulainn; 'if a fish comes into the estuary, you shall have it with half of another; if a flock comes into the plain, you shall have a duck with half of another; a spray of cress or seaweed, a spray of marshwort; a drink from the sand; you shall have a going to the ford to meet a man, if it should happen to be your watch, till you have slept.'
Táin Bó Cúalnge. English L. Winifred Faraday
hernesheir commented on the word marshwort
A -wort for 'zuzu's list.
December 2, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word marshwort
There are a couple of other wort-worthy lists... but I did just snag it for my own. :-)
December 2, 2010