Definition
An archaic or dialectal name for various plants, possibly referring to a plant used in making bales or for medicinal purposes.
Etymology
From 'bale' plus Old English 'wort' meaning plant or herb, a common pattern for naming plants by their use or properties in medieval English.
Kelly Says
Plant names with '-wort' endings (like mugwort, liverwort) are linguistic fossils showing how medieval people named plants based on their practical uses rather than scientific classification.
Translations
ARالعربية
شَجَرُ البَالِي
sha-ja-ru l-ba-li
CACatalà
herba de bale
er-ba deh ba-le
DADansk
baleplante
ba-le-plan-ta
DEDeutsch
Balekraut
bah-leh-kraut
ESEspañol
hierba de balea
e-r-ba deh ba-le-a
FISuomi
bale-kasvi
ba-le-kas-vi
FRFrançais
herbe de bale
erb deh bahl
GUGU
બાલેવર્ત
ba-le-ver-ta
HAHA
gugu bale
gu-gu ba-le
HEעברית
עשבה של בייל
e-shev-a shel ba-il
HIहिन्दी
बेलवर्ता
be-le-var-ta
HUMagyar
bale-növény
ba-le-no-ve-y
IDBahasa Indonesia
rumput bale
rum-put ba-le
IGIG
ọhụrụ bale
oh-hu-ru ba-le
ITItaliano
erba di bale
er-ba dee ba-le
MRMR
बालेवर्ता
ba-le-ver-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
rumput bale
rum-put ba-le
NLNederlands
balegras
ba-le-gras
NONorsk
baleplante
ba-le-plan-ta
PAPA
ਬਾਲੇਵਰਟ
ba-le-ver-ta
PLPolski
trawa bale
tra-va ba-le
PTPortuguês
erva de bale
er-va deh ba-le
RUРусский
балевое растение
ba-le-vo-ye ras-te-ni-ye
SVSvenska
baleplante
ba-le-plan-ta
SWKiswahili
mimea ya bale
mee-a ya ba-le
THไทย
หญ้าบาเล
hen-aa ba-le
TRTürkçe
bale otu
ba-le o-tu
UKУкраїнська
балеве рослина
ba-le-ve ros-ly-na
VITiếng Việt
cây bá lê
kây ba-le