throatwort

noun

1

: any of several bellflowers

especially : a European herb (Campanula trachelium) formerly used to treat sore throat

2

: foxglove sense 1

3

: any of various figworts (as Scrophularia nodosa of Europe or S. marylandica of America)

4

: a button snakeroot (Liatris spicata)

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