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woundwort

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wound·wort  (wndwûrt, -wôrt)
n.
1. See betony.
2. Any of several plants formerly used to treat wounds.
woundwort [ˈwuːndˌwɜːt]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various plants of the genus Stachys, such as S. arvensis (field woundwort), having purple, scarlet, yellow, or white flowers and formerly used for dressing wounds: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various other plants used in this way
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Wetland species such as celery-leaved buttercup (Ranunculus sceleratus) and marsh woundwort (Stachys palustris) occur and some seeds of nutrient rich habitants such as nettle (Urtica dioica) and fat hen (Chenopodium album) were also found.
Evidence of pollen and plant macroremains from the sediments of ... by Kihno, Kersti; Hiie, Sirje / Estonian Journal of Archaeology
GARY McLARDY has also been out botanising in Formby's woods and dunes, with bloomers including evening primrose, feverfew, foxgloves and nearby 15 hedge woundworts, and many garden escapes and introductions.
John Dempsey; country by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
The 'wort' part of a plant's name indicates that is was once well-known for its medicinal qualities - plants such as woundwort, milkwort, and nipplewort, for example.
A carpet of flowers; Down to earth with Mr Moon by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
 
 
 
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