cancerwort

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cancerwort

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From cancer + wort.

noun

obsolete, uncountable A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
uncountable Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort)
uncountable Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort)
uncountable Common toadflax (Linaria vulgaris).

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"cancerwort." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cancerwort. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"cancerwort." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cancerwort.

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@misc{cancerwort_2026,
  title = {cancerwort},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cancerwort},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}