clovewort

Meaning

Noun

Clove pink, which has clove-scented flowers
Any plant of the family Caryophyllaceae.
Avens, which has clove-scented roots
an herb mentioned in Old English herbals, probably Ranunculus acris

Origin

clove + wort
From Old English clufwyrt

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