Noun: felwort
- Gentian of Europe and China having creamy white flowers with fringed corollas
"Felwort was once used in traditional medicine to treat fever";
- gentianella amarella
- Perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North America having dull-coloured blue or violet flowers
"felwort is adapted to high-altitude wetlands";
- marsh felwort, Swertia perennis
Derived forms: felworts
Type of: gentian, herb, herbaceous plant
Part of: Gentianella, genus Gentianella, genus Swertia, Swertia
Encyclopedia: Felwort