What's the difference between dropwort and meadowsweet?
Dropwort
Definition:
(n.) An Old World species of Spiraea (S. filipendula), with finely cut leaves.
Example Sentences:
(1) Hemlock water dropwort (Oenanthe crocata) is probably the most poisonous plant in the British Isles.
(2) We report two adults who ingested hemlock water dropwort roots, having mistaken them for wild parsnip.
(3) The case histories are presented of three separate incidents of poisoning by ingestion of Hemlock Water Dropwort tubers (Oenanthe crocata).
Meadowsweet
Definition:
(n.) Alt. of Meadowwort
Example Sentences:
(1) Consumption of diets containing bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), golden seal (Hydrastis canadensis), mistletoe (Viscum album) and tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) significantly reduced the hyperphagia and polydipsia associated with streptozotocin diabetes, but bayberry (Cinnamomum tamala), meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), senna (Cassia occidentalis) and the herbal mixture did not alter these parameters.
(2) Facebook Twitter Pinterest View over the Steigen archipelago We happen upon clumps of meadowsweet, also known as the mead plant.