Dropwort

/ˈdrɒpwɜːrt/ noun

Definition

A plant of the rose family with small white or pink flowers and feathery leaves, found in meadows and grasslands.

Etymology

From Old English 'drop' (a small amount of liquid) and 'wort' (plant), named for the plant's tendency to grow in moist areas or for its small droplet-like flowers.

Kelly Says

Medieval herbalists thought dropwort's roots resembled tiny potatoes and used them as a food source during famines, which is why some varieties are called 'meadow turnips'—a plant with an identity crisis!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ውሃ 滴
w-a di
ARالعربية
شجيرة القطرات
shajīrat al-qitārāt
BNবাংলা
বিন্দুপাত
bin-du-pa-t
CACatalà
herba de gotes
her-ba deh go-tes
CSČeština
kapradí
ka-pra-di
DADansk
dråbeurt
dra-be-urt
DEDeutsch
Tropfenkraut
tro-fen-kraut
ELΕλληνικά
φυτό της σταγόνας
fi-to teh sta-go-nas
ESEspañol
hierba de la gota
yer-ba deh la go-ta
FAفارسی
گیاه قطره
g-i-y-ah q-at-reh
FISuomi
tippaheinä
tip-pa-heinä
FRFrançais
herbe à goutte
erb a got
GUGU
દુહીના છોડ
du-hee-na cho-d
HAHA
gidan ruwa
gi-dan roo-wa
HEעברית
עשבת טיפות
e-shav-t tip-ot-im
HIहिन्दी
बूंदा का पौधा
boond-a ka paw-dha
HUMagyar
cseppnövedék
chepp-no-ve-dek
IDBahasa Indonesia
rumput tetes
rum-put te-tes
IGIG
nri
n-ri
ITItaliano
erba della goccia
erba deh-la go-tcha
JA日本語
ドロップワート
doropuwāto
KKKK
суырыс
su-rys
KMKM
ស្រូវទឹក
s-rouv-tu-ek
KO한국어
방울풀
bang-ul-pul
MRMR
टिपाची
ti-pa-chi
MSBahasa Melayu
rumput titik
rum-put ti-tik
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်စိတ်
kyaw-k-se-it
NLNederlands
druppelplant
druppel-plant
NONorsk
dråpeurt
dra-pe-urt
PAPA
ਬੂੰਦ ਦਾ ਪੌDHA
boon-d da paw-dha
PLPolski
ziołowiec kropelkowy
z-yo-lo-v-iec kro-pel-ko-wy
PTPortuguês
erva-de-gota
er-va-deh-go-ta
RORomână
iarbă de picătură
yarb-ă deh pi-ca-tur-ă
RUРусский
капля трава
kaplya trava
SVSvenska
droppört
drop-ort
SWKiswahili
mmea ya damu
m-mea ya da-mu
TAதமிழ்
குளிர்ந்த தாவரம்
ku-li-rnt tha-va-ram
TEతెలుగు
నీటి బిందువు
nee-ti bi-nd-u-vu
THไทย
พืชน้ำตา
phi-ch na-ta
TLTL
damo sa tubig
da-mo sa tu-big
TRTürkçe
damla otu
dam-la o-tu
UKУкраїнська
красунчик-крапелька
krasun-chik-kra-pel-ka
URاردو
قطرات کا پود
qit-rat ka pod
VITiếng Việt
cây giọt nước
cay giot nuoc
YOYO
ọrun
o-run
ZH中文
滴草
dī cǎo
ZUZU
imithi
i-mithi

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