whitlow grass

English

Etymology

Supposed to cure whitlow, a nail infection.

Noun

whitlow grass (countable and uncountable, plural whitlow grasses)

1. Any of species of the genus Draba of cruciferous plants.
2. Saxifraga tridactylites

   Synonyms: rue-leaved saxifrage, nailwort

3. Paronychia spp.

   Synonyms: chickweed, nailwort, whitlowwort

Translations

Draba

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 山薺 / 山荠 (shānjì)

• French: drave (fr) f

References

• whitlow grass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia