yellow lousewort

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yellow lousewort - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lousewort \Louse"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
     Any species of Pedicularis, a genus of perennial herbs. It
     was said to make sheep that fed on it lousy.
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     Yellow lousewort, a plant of the genus Rhinanthus.
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