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Princeton's WordNet
throatwort, nettle-leaved bellflower, Campanula tracheliumnoun
European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat
Wiktionary
throatwortnoun
A plant, Campanula trachelium, with a throat-shaped corolla, once considered a remedy for sore throats.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Throatwortnoun
A plant.
Etymology: throat and wort.
The throatwort hath a funnel-shaped flower, consisting of one leaf, and cut into several parts at the top, whose empalement becomes a membranaceous fruit, often triangular, and divided into three cells, full of small seeds. Philip Miller.
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throatwort
Campanula () is one of several genera of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae commonly known as bellflowers. They take both their common and scientific names from the bell-shaped flowers — campanula is Latin for "little bell". The genus includes over 500 species and several subspecies, distributed across the temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with the highest diversity in the Mediterranean region east to the Caucasus. The range also extends into mountains in tropical regions of Asia and Africa.The species include annual, biennial and perennial plants, and vary in habit from dwarf arctic and alpine species under 5 cm high, to large temperate grassland and woodland species growing to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) tall.
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throatwort
Throatwort is a term typically used in reference to a plant species known as Trachelium caeruleum, native to regions like the Mediterranean. It belongs to the campanula family and is often grown for ornamental purposes. The name 'throatwort' originated from traditional uses of the plant where it was believed to cure throat diseases.
Webster Dictionary
Throatwortnoun
a plant (Campanula Trachelium) formerly considered a remedy for sore throats because of its throat-shaped corolla
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of throatwort in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of throatwort in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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