Brimstonewort

/ˈbrɪmstəʊnwɜːrt/ noun

Definition

A plant name (possibly referring to a plant with yellow flowers or sulfurous appearance); an archaic or obsolete botanical term.

Etymology

From brimstone (sulfur) + wort (plant). Created by combining an older word for sulfur with the suffix for herbs and plants.

Kelly Says

Plant names combining elements with 'brimstone' often referred to yellow-flowered plants that resembled sulfur—medieval herbalists used color associations as mnemonic devices.

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