Masterwort (redirected from Peucedanum ostruthium)

Mas´ter`wort`

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(Bot.) A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum Ostruthium, formerly Imperatoria).

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masterwort - any plant of the genus Astrantia astrantia herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Astrantia - a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Umbelliferae with aromatic roots and palmate leaves and showy flowers Astrantia major, greater masterwort - European herb with aromatic roots and leaves in a basal tuft and showy compound umbels of white to rosy flowers