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restharrow

rest·har·row

UK/ˈɹɛsthaɹəʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.

Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots

2.

European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners

Origin

From wrest + harrow, from the idea that the plant's tough roots would stop a harrow (agricultural implement used to break up soil).

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