spleenwort
Plural: spleenworts
Noun
- any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium
- Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.
Origin / Etymology
From spleen + wort, from their use as a cure for anthrax in livestock. Cf. asplenium.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
spleenwort: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordspleenwort: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
spleenwort: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
spleenwort: valid Words With Friends Word