laserwort Meaning, Definition & Usage

La"ser*wort` noun
Etymology
L.laser the juice of the laserwort.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Any plant of the umbelliferous genus Laserpitium, of several species (as L. glabrum, and L. siler), the root of which yields a resinous substance of a bitter taste. The genus is mostly European.

Webster 1913