Lā'ser-wort, n.

(-wŏrt), n. [Lat. laser, the juice of the plant laserpitium; Ger. laserkraut. Cf. A-S. laser, tare, cockle.] (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Laserpitium, of several species, as L. glabrum, L. siler, the root of which yields a resinous substance of a bitter taste. It is a native of Southern Europe. Eng. Cyc.