throatwort Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat
    nettle-leaved bellflower; Campanula trachelium.

WordNet


Throat"wort` noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A plant (Campanula Trachelium) formerly considered a remedy for sore throats because of its throat-shaped corolla.

Webster 1913