barrenwort

English

Etymology

barren +‎ wort

Noun

barrenwort (usually uncountable, plural barrenworts)

A herb, Epimedium alpinum, once thought to prevent conception

References

Epimedium alpinum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Epimedium alpinum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Epimedium alpinum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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