sleepwort
English
Etymology
From Middle English slepwort, slepwourt, equivalent to sleep + wort, after the mild sedative properties of lactucarium.
References
- “sleepwort”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “sleepwort”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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