Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 129 compound words that contain worts. The most common are listed below. Open worts in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- St John's wortsplural of St John's wort: Any of several plants, of the genus Hypericum, especially Hypericum perforatum, that have yellow flowers and traditionally ward off evil.
- beer wortsplural of beer wort: Wort prepared by the infusion of malt with water, intended to be converted into beer.
- saw-wortsplural of saw-wort: Any plant of the composite genus Serratula.
- swallow-wortsplural of swallow-wort: A plant of any of several species of plants whose parts are traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail:
- willow-wortsplural of willow-wort: Any plant of the willow family Salicaceae.
- black swallow-wortsplural of black swallow-wort: A plant of the species Vincetoxicum nigrum, native to southern Europe, considered invasive in the United States.
- Saint John's wortsplural of Saint John's wort: Alternative form of St. John's wort
Compound words 129
- liverwortsplural of liverwort: A type of bryophyte with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage and a lack of stomata on the sporophyte stage of the life cycle.
- adderwortsplural of adderwort: Common bistort (Bistorta officinalis, syn. Persicaria bistorta) or snakeweed.
- asterwortsplural of asterwort: aster (any of several plants of the genus Aster)
- awlwortsplural of awlwort: An aquatic plant, Subularia aquatica, with awl-shaped leaves.
- barrenwortsplural of barrenwort: A herb, Epimedium alpinum, once thought to prevent conception.
- beerwortsplural of beerwort: Wort prepared by the infusion of malt with water, intended to be converted into beer.
- bellwortsplural of bellwort: Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Uvularia, that have yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
- birthwortsplural of birthwort: Any plant of the genus Aristolochia.
- bitterwortsplural of bitterwort: A plant of species Gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian), which has a very bitter taste.
- bladderwortsplural of bladderwort: Any of many aquatic carnivorous plants, of the genus Utricularia, that have open bladders that trap minute insects and crustaceans.