Barrenwort

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Barrenwort \Bar"ren*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
     An herbaceous plant of the Barberry family ({Epimedium
     alpinum}), having leaves that are bitter and said to be
     sudorific.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  barrenwort
       n : slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on
           erect wiry stems; used as ground cover [syn: {bishop's
           hat}, {Epimedium grandiflorum}]