nailwort
English
editEtymology
editFrom nail + wort, formerly believed to cure whitlow.
Noun
editnailwort (countable and uncountable, plural nailworts)
- Any species of Paronychia (whitlowwort).
- Draba verna (shadflower).
- Saxifraga tridactylites (rue-leaved saxifrage).