honeywort

honeywort [huhn-ee-wurt, -wawrt] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. a plant, Cerinthe retorta, of Greece, having bluish-green leaves and purple-tipped yellow flowers.

Origin of honeywort 1590–1600; honey + wort2, so called because its flowers yield much honey Examples from the Web for honeywort Historical Examples of honeywort

The leaves of Honeywort are often lightly spotted, which may be one of its elements of mystery.

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Alice Morse Earle