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English
Etymology
Supposed to cure whitlow, a nail infection.
Noun
whitlow grass (countable and uncountable, plural whitlow grasses)
- Any of species of the genus Draba of cruciferous plants.
- Saxifraga tridactylites
- Synonyms: rue-leaved saxifrage, nailwort
- Paronychia spp.
- Synonyms: chickweed, nailwort, whitlowwort
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