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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun wort has 2 senses
CIDE DICTIONARY
wort, n. [OE. wort, wurt, AS. wyrt herb, root; akin to OS. wurt, G. wurz, Icel. jurt, urt, Dan. urt, Sw. ört, Goth. waúrts a root, L. radix, Gr. a root, a branch, young shoot, a branch, and E. root, n. Cf. Licorice, Orchard, Radish, Root, n. , Whortleberry, Wort an infusion of malt.].
- A plant of any kind. [1913 Webster]" This word is now chiefly used in combination, as in colewort, figwort, St. John's-wort, woundwort, etc." [1913 Webster]
- Cabbages. [1913 Webster]
wort, n. [OE. worte, wurte, AS. wyrte; akin to OD. wort, G. wÜrze, bierwÜrze, Icel. virtr, Sw. vört. See Wort an herb.].
An infusion of malt which is unfermented, or is in the act of fermentation; the sweet infusion of malt, which ferments and forms beer; hence, any similar liquid in a state of incipient fermentation. [1913 Webster]
" Wort consists essentially of a dilute solution of sugar, which by fermentation produces alcohol and carbon dioxide."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
wort, n.
1 archaic (except in names) a plant or herb (liverwort; St John's wort).
2 the infusion of malt which after fermentation becomes beer.
1 archaic (except in names) a plant or herb (liverwort; St John's wort).
2 the infusion of malt which after fermentation becomes beer.
Etymology
OE wyrt: rel. to ROOT(1)