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lousewort

louse·wort [ lówss wùrt, lówss wàwrt ] (plural louse·worts)


noun 
Definition:
 
plant with spikes of flowers: a plant of the snapdragon family with feathery leaves. Flowers: white, yellow, or pinkish purple, in spikes. Native to: northern regions.  Genus Pedicularis.

[< the belief that sheep feeding on it became infested with lice]
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