wortlore

Definitions

The traditional knowledge of the medicinal and nutritional use of plants, herbs, and worts.

uncountable

Examples

“They will come⟳ up each year from between the Rhododendrons, and will send⟳ their sweet subtle odour through the open⟳ windows into the house. And as I write⟳ I am told of a recipe showing how, in the Wortlore of old, the firm white petals were esteemed of use⟳.”

“This may often have⟳ been the case in many instances of horse whispering tricks, but the interview with former race-horse trainer, Paul Harriss, for Alphard magazine reveals that there is more to the true whisperer than mere tricks and wortlore: [...]”

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