AWL'WORT, noun [awl and wort. See Wort.]
The popular name of the Subularia aquatica, or rough leaved alyssum; so called from its awl-shaped leaves, which grow in clusters round the root. It is a native of Britain and Ireland.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.