| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| lousewort |
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| SYLLABICATION: | louse·wort |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  lous wûrt , -wôrt |
| NOUN: | Any of numerous plants of the genus Pedicularis, having clusters of irregular, variously colored flowers. Also called wood betony. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From the belief that sheep feeding on it were prone to lice.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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