danewort

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danewort - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Danewort \Dane"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
     A fetid European species of elder (Sambucus Ebulus); dwarf
     elder; wallwort; elderwort; -- called also Daneweed,
     Dane's weed, and Dane's-blood.
  
     Note: [Said to grow on spots where battles were fought
           against the Danes.]
           [1913 Webster]

danewort - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  danewort
      n 1: dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a
           nauseous odor [syn: dwarf elder, danewort, Sambucus ebulus
           ]