A plant of the restharrow family, with a tough, woody root, historically used in herbal medicine and traditional remedies.
From Old English and Germanic sources, possibly related to words meaning 'to bend' or 'twisted,' referencing the plant's twisted root structure that's difficult to break.
Farmers absolutely hated cammock because its roots made plowing impossible—but herbalists loved it for healing, so it's one of the rare plants that was simultaneously a pest and a treasure depending on your profession!
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