throatwort

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throatwort - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

throatwort - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  throatwort
      n 1: European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers
           formerly used to treat sore throat [syn: throatwort,
           nettle-leaved bellflower, Campanula trachelium]