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Black saltwortSaltwort Salt"wort`, n. (Bot.)
A name given to several plants which grow on the seashore, as
the Batis maritima, and the glasswort. See Glasswort.
Black saltwort, the sea milkwort. BurstwortBurstwort Burst"wort`, n. (Bot.)
A plant (Herniaria glabra) supposed to be valuable for the
cure of hernia or rupture. FrostwortFrostwort Frost`wort", n. (Bot.)
Same as Frostweed. GutwortGutwort Gut"wort`, n. (Bot.)
A plant, Globularia Alypum, a violent purgative, found in
Africa. HartwortHartwort Hart"wort`, n. (Bot.)
A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe (Tordylium maximum).
Note: The name is often vaguely given to other plants of the
same order, as species of Seseli and Bupleurum. KnotwortKnotwort Knot"wort (-w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)
A small, herbaceous, trailing plant, of the genus
Illecebrum (I. verticillatum). LustwortLustwort Lust"wort` n. (Bot.)
See Sundew. lustwortSundew Sun"dew`, n. (Bot.)
Any plant of the genus Drosera, low bog plants whose leaves
are beset with pediceled glands which secrete a viscid fluid
that glitters like dewdrops and attracts and detains insects.
After an insect is caught, the glands curve inward like
tentacles and the leaf digests it. Called also lustwort. Outworth
Outworth Out*worth", v. t.
To exceed in worth. [R.]
Petworth marblePetworth marble Pet"worth mar"ble
A kind of shell marble occurring in the Wealden clay at
Petworth, in Sussex, England; -- called also Sussex marble. SaltwortSaltwort Salt"wort`, n. (Bot.)
A name given to several plants which grow on the seashore, as
the Batis maritima, and the glasswort. See Glasswort.
Black saltwort, the sea milkwort. Sweetwort
Sweetwort Sweet"wort`, n.
Any plant of a sweet taste.
TentwortTentwort Tent"wort`, n. (Bot.)
A kind of small fern, the wall rue. See under Wall. ThroatwortThroatwort Throat"wort`, n. (Bot.)
A plant (Campanula Trachelium) formerly considered a remedy
for sore throats because of its throat-shaped corolla. TrustworthinessTrustworthy Trust"wor`thy, a.
Worthy of trust or confidence; trusty. --
Trust"wor`thi*ness, n. TrustworthyTrustworthy Trust"wor`thy, a.
Worthy of trust or confidence; trusty. --
Trust"wor`thi*ness, n. WartwortWartwort Wart"wort`, n. (Bot.)
A name given to several plants because they were thought to
be a cure for warts, as a kind of spurge (Euphorbia
Helioscopia), and the nipplewort (Lampsana communis). Whitworth ball
Whitworth ball Whit"worth ball` (Gun.)
A prejectile used in the Whitworth gun.
Meaning of Twort from wikipedia
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Frederick William Twort FRS (22
October 1877 – 20
March 1950) was an
English bacteriologist and was the
original discoverer in 1915 of bacteriophages...
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Twort is an
English surname.
Notable people with the
surname include:
Frederick Twort (1877–1950),
English bacteriologist Flora Twort (1893–1985), English...
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Flora Caroline Twort (24 June 1893 – 1985) was an
English painter who
specialised in
watercolours and
pastels of the
scenes and
people of Petersfield...
- from 1720.
Flora Twort (1893-1985) was an
English artist who
specialised in
watercolours and
pastels of the
scenes and people.
Twort pursued the arts...
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Keith William Twort Raffan (born 21 June 1949) is a
former British politician. From 1983 to 1992, he
served in the
British House of
Commons as the Conservative...
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subsequent discovery and
partial characterization of
bacteriophages by
Frederick Twort and Félix d'Herelle
further catalyzed the field, and by the
early 20th century...
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subsequent discovery and
partial characterization of
bacteriophages by
Frederick Twort and Félix d'Herelle
further catalyzed the field, and by the
early 20th century...
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followed scarlet fever.
Bacteriophages were
discovered in 1915 by
Frederick Twort. His work was
overlooked and
bacteriophages were
later rediscovered by Felix...
- PMID 9841391.
Golden BL, Kim H,
Chase E (2005). "Crystal
structure of a
phage Twort group I ribozyme-product complex". Nat
Struct Mol Biol. 12 (1): 82–9. doi:10...
- a very fine
porcelain filter. In 1915,
British bacteriologist Frederick Twort,
superintendent of the
Brown Institution of London,
discovered a
small agent...
