SETTERWORT
\sˈɛtəwˌɔːt], \sˈɛtəwˌɔːt], \s_ˈɛ_t_ə_w_ˌɔː_t]\
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The bear's-foot (Helleborus ftidus); - so called because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also pegroots.
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The bear's-foot (Helleborus ftidus); - so called because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also pegroots.
By Noah Webster.
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Helleborus foetidus.
By Robley Dunglison
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.