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1. (n.) wort
the infusion of malt or meal that after fermentation becomes beer or whiskey.
2. (n.) wort
a plant, herb, or vegetable (now usu. only in combination):
figwort.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE wyrt root, plant, c. OHG wurz, ON urt herb, Go waurts root; akin to ON rōt (cf. root1), L rādīx, Gk rhíza)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) wort
usually used in combination: `liverwort'; `milkwort'; `whorlywort'
2. (noun) wort
unfermented or fermenting malt
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1. (noun) wort
a plant of any kind
2. (noun) wort
cabbages
3. (noun) wort
an infusion of malt which is unfermented, or is in the act of fermentation; the sweet infusion of malt, which ferments and forms beer; hence, any similar liquid in a state of incipient fermentation
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