Throatwort

2 definitions found

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

  Throatwort \Throat"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
     A plant ({Campanula Trachelium}) formerly considered a remedy
     for sore throats because of its throat-shaped corolla.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  throatwort
       n : European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers
           formerly used to treat sore throat [syn: {nettle-leaved
           bellflower}, {Campanula trachelium}]