wort

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Pronunciation

IPA /wɜːt/

Noun

wort noun

A plant; herb; vegetable.
Any of various plants or herbs, used in combination to refer to specific plants such as St. John's wort, or on its own as a generic term.

wort noun

Liquid extract from the ground malt and grain soaked in hot water, the mash, as one of the steps in making beer.

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Synonyms

hopped gelatine swallow mug word bloodwort root lichwort herb masterwort hartwort wortlore mingwort taproot rosewort woundwort

Associated

hypericum malted fermenting fermentation hops yeast boil chiller reuptake malt whirlpool

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