# toothwort

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Lathraea.
2. Any of the species of plants in subgenus Cardamine subg. Dentaria, formerly genus Dentaria.

## Etymology
From tooth + wort.
From having an appearance similar to teeth.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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