barrenwort


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barrenwort

(ˈbærənˌwɜːt)
n
(Plants) a herbaceous European berberidaceous plant, Epimedium alpinum, having red-and-yellow star-shaped flowers
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Noun 1. [画像:barrenwort - slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems]barrenwort - slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover
Epimedium, genus Epimedium - herbaceous perennials of Mediterranean to India and eastern Asia
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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