Blushwort

/ˈblʌʃwɜːrt/ noun

Definition

A plant (possibly a folk or traditional name) known for its reddish or blushing coloration.

Etymology

Blush + wort (Old English for plant or herb). Wort appears in plant names like figwort and mugwort, indicating old herbalist terminology.

Kelly Says

Medieval herbalists named plants after their colors or their supposed effects—'blushwort' would follow the same logic as 'bloodroot' or 'pinkweed' in folk botany.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቀይ እቅም
key ek-em
ARالعربية
شجر الحمرة
shajr al-ḥimra
BNবাংলা
রঙের গাছ
rong-er gaach
CACatalà
planta vermella
plan-ta ver-mel-la
CSČeština
planě růžovitá
plan-e roo-zho-vi-ta
DADansk
blushtplante
blusht-plan-te
DEDeutsch
Blushkraut
bloo-sh-kraut
ELΕλληνικά
πλατάνη με ροδόχρωμα
pla-ta-ni me ro-do-hro-ma
ESEspañol
planta de la rubor
plan-ta deh la roo-bor
FAفارسی
گیاه سرخ
gee-ah ser-kh
FISuomi
punahäntäkasvi
pu-na-haen-ta-kas-vi
FRFrançais
plante rougissante
plan-t roh-gee-sante
GUGU
લાલ છોડ
laal cho-d
HAHA
shuka ruwa
shu-ka roo-wa
HEעברית
צמח אדום
tz-mach a-doom
HIहिन्दी
लालिमा का पौधा
la-li-ma ka pow-dha
HUMagyar
pirosodú növény
pee-ro-sho-doo no-ve-yen
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanaman kemerahan
ta-man-an ke-me-ra-han
IGIG
ọkpụ ọkpụ
oh-koo-poo oh-koo-poo
ITItaliano
pianta del rossore
pee-an-ta del ro-so-reh
JA日本語
紅潮草
べにちょうそう
KKKK
қызыл өсімдік
kyzy-l o-si-m-dik
KMKM
ស្វាយព្រះ
sva-y prah
KO한국어
홍조풀
hong-jo-pul
MRMR
लाल झाड
laal jhaad
MSBahasa Melayu
tumbuhan kemerahan
tum-buhan ke-me-ra-han
MYမြန်မာ
ရှဲပင်
yè-pin
NLNederlands
roodheidplant
rood-heid-plant
NONorsk
blushtplante
blusht-plan-te
PAPA
ਲਾਲ ਪੌਦਾ
laal pow-da
PLPolski
rozkwitająca roślina
ro-z-k-wi-ta-ya-cha ro-sli-na
PTPortuguês
erva da vergonha
er-va duh ver-goh-nha
RORomână
planta de roua
plan-ta deh roo-a
RUРусский
краснощековая трава
krasno-she-kovaya tra-va
SVSvenska
rodhetsväxt
rod-hets-vaksht
SWKiswahili
mmea ya mwekundu
m-mea ya mwe-kun-doo
TAதமிழ்
வன்னி
van-ni
TEతెలుగు
ఎరుపు మొక్క
e-ru-pu mo-kka
THไทย
พืชแดง
phi-ch daeng
TLTL
halamang pula
ha-la-mang poo-la
TRTürkçe
kızarık ot
ki-za-rik ot
UKУкраїнська
рожева рослина
ro-zhe-va ros-li-na
URاردو
لال پودا
laal pow-da
VITiếng Việt
cây đỏ
cay doh
YOYO
àgbà àgbà
a-g-ba a-g-ba
ZH中文
脸红草
liǎn hóng cǎo
ZUZU
umthi bomvu
oom-thee bom-voo

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