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masterwort

  • /ˈmɑːstəwəːt/ UK

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From master + wort.

noun masterworts

  1. countable, uncountable Peucedanum ostruthium, an umbelliferous plant grown in gardens, formerly much used for medicinal purposes. The root of Masterwort is hotter than Pepper, and very available in all cold griefs and diseases both of stomach and body, dissolving very powerfully upward and downward.
  2. countable, uncountable Astrantia spp., such as the great masterwort.
  3. countable, uncountable Ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria).

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noun Peucedanum ostruthium

Portuguêsimperatória
Françaisimpératoire
DeutschMeisterwurz
Italianoimperatoria
Русскийгоричник настурциевый goričnik nasturcijevyj

noun Astrantia spp.

Русскийастра́нция astráncija, звездо́вка zvezdóvka

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@misc{masterwort_2026,
  title = {masterwort},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/masterwort},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}