Thesaurus: wort

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1. n. A plant of any kind.
2. n. Cabbages.
3. n. 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.
4. n. usually used in combination: ‘liverwort’, ‘milkwort’, ‘whorlywort’
5. n. unfermented or fermenting malt
6. 1. (Bot.) A word/plant">plant of any word/kind">kind. Note: This word is now chiefly used in combination, as in colewort, figwort, St. John's-wort, woundwort, etc. 2. pl. Cabbages. 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. Note: Wort consists essentially of a dilute solution of sugar, which by fermentation produces alcohol and carbon dioxide.
7. n:100 n. usually used in combination: `liverwort'; `milkwort'; `whorlywort' n. unfermented or fermenting malt