1. Unfermented or fermenting malt
   "The brewer carefully monitored the temperature of the wort during fermentation"
    
2. (in combination) used in plant names, esp. for plants historically used for medicine or as herbs, e.g. 'liverwort', 'milkwort', 'whorlywort'
   "St. John's wort is known for its potential mood-boosting properties"

Sounds like: wither, whither

Derived forms: worts

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant, malt

Encyclopedia: Wort