dropwort
[ drop-wurt, -wawrt ]
/ ˈdrɒpˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /
noun
a European plant, Filipendula vulgaris, of the rose family, bearing small, scentless, white or reddish flowers.
Words nearby dropwort
dropsical,
dropsley,
dropsonde,
dropsy,
dropt,
dropwort,
drosera,
droshky,
drosky,
drosometer,
drosophila
British Dictionary definitions for dropwort
dropwort
/ (ˈdrɒpˌwɜːt) /
noun
a Eurasian rosaceous plant, Filipendula vulgaris, with finely divided leaves and clusters of white or reddish flowers
See also meadowsweet (def. 1)
water dropwort
any of several umbelliferous marsh plants of the genus Oenanthe, with umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers