barrenwort

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

barrenwort
    n 1: slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on
         erect wiry stems; used as ground cover [syn: {barrenwort},
         {bishop's hat}, {Epimedium grandiflorum}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Barrenwort \Bar"ren*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
   An herbaceous plant of the Barberry family ({Epimedium
   alpinum}), having leaves that are bitter and said to be
   sudorific.
   [1913 Webster]

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