honeywort

noun

1

: a European plant of the genus Cerinthe (especially C. retorta) often cultivated for its flowers which yield much honey

2

: a sweet-scented crosswort (Galium cruciatum)

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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