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wound•wort

Pronunciation: (wOOnd'wûrt", -wôrt"), [key]
—n.
1. any of several plants of the genus Stachys, belonging to the mint family, esp. S. palustris, having hairy stems and leaves and whorled clusters of small, reddish flowers.
2. See kidney vetch.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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