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[ English

[ Etymology

Old English wyrt.

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /wə:t/

[ Noun

wort (plural worts)

1. liquid extract from the ground malt and grain soaked in hot water, the mash, as one of the steps in making beer
2. any of various plants or herbs

   The word is usually used in combination to refer to specific plants, e.g. St. John’s wort; however, it may be used on its own as a generic term.

[ Translations

[ Related terms

• brimstone-wort
• dropwort
• liverwort
• lousewort
• spleenwort
• St. John’s wort
• toothwort

[ Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

Wort

Wikipedia ^nl

[ Noun

1. wort (unfermented beer)