Definition
A plant, such as comfrey or daisy, traditionally used in folk medicine to heal bruises and treat wounds.
Etymology
From bruise (to cause discoloration of skin) plus wort (Old English wyrt meaning 'plant' or 'root'). The -wort suffix identifies plants by their medicinal use.
Kelly Says
English has hundreds of -wort plant names—figwort, spiderwort, mugwort—and each one tells you about the plant's traditional healing purpose; bruisewort was specifically the plant people turned to for contusions and injuries.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቁንጫ አበባ
kʷɨnṭʃa ɑbɛbɑ
ARالعربية
عشبة الكدمة
ʿuʃbat al-kadmah
BNবাংলা
কালশের গাছ
kalsher gach
CACatalà
herba de blau
ˈɛrβə ðə ˈblaw
CSČeština
modřínová rostlina
ˈmodr̝ɪnova ˈrostlɪna
DADansk
blåplet-urt
ˈblɔˀplæt ˈuɐ̯t
DEDeutsch
Blutergusskraut
ˈbluːtɐɡʊsˌkʁaʊt
ELΕλληνικά
μώλωψ φυτό
mōlōps fytó
ESEspañol
hierba de moretón
ˈjeɾβa ðe moɾeˈton
FAفارسی
گیاه لکه
ɡijɑh lakke
FISuomi
mustelmanruoho
ˈmustelmanruoːho
FRFrançais
herbe à ecchymose
ɛʁb a ekʃimoz
GUGU
લાગણ વનસ્પતિ
lāgaṇ vanaspati
HAHA
bishiya na fari
biʃiya na faɾi
HEעברית
צמח כּוּוּ
tsemaḥ ku
HIहिन्दी
चोट की जड़ी
cōṭ kī jaṛī
HUMagyar
zúzódásos növény
zuːzoːdaːʃoʃ noːveːɲ
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanaman memar
tanaˈman məˈmar
IGIG
ọkpọkpọ osisi
ɔ̀kpɔ̀kpɔ oˈsɪsɪ
ITItaliano
erba della livido
ˈɛrba della liˈviːdo
KKKK
көкірек өсімдік
køkɪrek ɔsɪmˈdɪk
MRMR
खाजाची झाड
khājācī jhāḍ
MSBahasa Melayu
tanaman lebam
tanaˈman ləˈbam
MYမြန်မာ
နီရဲခြင်း အပင်
nì reɪ hkràɰ̃ ʔəpɪ́ɰ̃
NLNederlands
blauwe kruid
blauwə kʁœy̆t
NONorsk
blåmerke-urt
blɔːˈmærkə ˈʉrt
PAPA
ਨੀਲਾ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਬੂਟਾ
nīlā niśān vālā būṭā
PLPolski
roślina siniakowa
rɔɕˈlina ˈɕiɲakɔva
PTPortuguês
erva de contusão
ˈɛɾvɐ dɨ kõtuˈsɐ̃w
RORomână
planta de vânătaie
ˈplanta de vɨnəˈtaj.e
RUРусский
синяковая трава
ˈsʲinʲakəvajə trʊvə
SVSvenska
blåmärkesört
bloːˈmærkəsœrt
SWKiswahili
mmea wa kuumwa
mmea wa kuːmwa
TAதமிழ்
கருக்கல் தாவரம்
karukkal tāvaram
TEతెలుగు
నీలిమచ్చ మొక్క
nīlimacca mokka
THไทย
พืชบาดเจ็บ
pʰʉ̂ːt bàːt tɕèp
TLTL
halamang pampalo
haˈlamang pamˈpalo
TRTürkçe
mor otu
moɾ oˈtu
UKУкраїнська
синякова рослина
ˈsʲinʲakəvə rɔsˈlɪnə
URاردو
نیلے نیشان والا پودا
nīle niśān vālā podā
VITiếng Việt
thảo mộc tổn thương
tʰaːw mək toɳ tʰɔ̌ŋ
YOYO
àwọn àṣẹ ewé
àwɔ̃ ɔ̀ṣe ɛwe
ZUZU
ukukhukhukhuma udonga
ukukʼukʼukʼuma udoŋa