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sneezewort

snee·ze·wort

uncommon

noun

1.

Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white flowers and long gray-green leaves that cause sneezing when powdered

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Origin

From sneeze + wort. Compare German Nieswurz (“hellebore”), Dutch nieskruid (“hellebore”).

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