spleenwort

== English == === Etymology === From spleen +‎ wort, from their use as a cure for anthrax in livestock. Cf. asplenium. === Pronunciation === === Noun === spleenwort (countable and uncountable, plural spleenworts) Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium. ==== Synonyms ==== asplenium ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== liverwort (Hepatica spp.; Marchantiopsida spp.) lungwort (Pulmonaria spp.) toothwort (Cardamine subg. Dentaria spp.) woundwort (Stachys spp. etc) ==== Translations ==== === See also === doctrine of signatures (Paracelsus); (spleenwort being a treatment for spitefulness/spleen ailments) === References === “spleenwort, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1914. “Spleenwort”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. spleenwort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Asplenium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Asplenium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === snow petrel