madwort

English

Etymology

From mad +‎ wort, as formerly believed to cure canine madness.

Noun

madwort (countable and uncountable, plural madworts)

1. Any of certain alyssums (Alyssum spp.).
2. German madwort (Asperugo procumbens)

Derived terms

• American madwort (Alyssum obovatum)
• false madwort (Berteroa spp.)
• German madwort (Asperugo procumbens)
• Golden-tuft madwort, rock madwort (Alyssum saxatile, Aurinia saxatilis)
• pale madwort (Alyssum alyssoides)
• roadside false madwort (Berteroa mutabilis)
• Rock madwort (Alyssum saxatile)
• Szowits' madwort (Alyssum szovitsianum)

Translations

certain of the alyssums

• Greek:

  Ancient: ἄλυσσον n (álusson)

References

• madwort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Alyssum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Asperugo procumbens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Alyssum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Category:Asperugo procumbens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons