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shickenwirt

nounnature

low-growing wild herb eaten as salad

A low-growing wild herb (chickweed) with small white flowers and opposite leaves, common in gardens and fields and sometimes eaten as salad greens.

Example in use

“We aye hae shickenwirt alangside oor supper.”

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/SHIK-en-wirt/

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