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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Danewort \Dane"wort'\, noun (Bot.) A fetid European species of elder ({Sambucus Ebulus}); dwarf elder; wallwort; elderwort; -- called also {Daneweed}, {Dane's weed}, and {Dane's-blood}.
Note: [Said to grow on spots where battles were fought against the Danes.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
danewort
noun: dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor [syn: {dwarf elder}, {Sambucus ebulus}]
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