wort

A noun that can refer to a plant, especially one used in herbal medicine (often found in compound names like 'liverwort'), or to unfermented or fermenting malt used in brewing.

• 🇫🇷Nom qui peut désigner une plante, en particulier utilisée en phytothérapie (souvent présente dans des noms composés comme 'hépatique'), ou le moût non fermenté ou fermentescible issu du malt, utilisé en brasserie.

1. Plant (in combination) C1 formal

   A plant or herb, often used in combination with another word to name a specific type of plant, such as liverwort or milkwort.

   • The liverwort grows in damp, shady places.
   • Milkwort was once believed to increase milk production in nursing mothers.
   • The whorlywort is a rare plant found only in certain alpine regions.

   🇫🇷Plante (en composition)

2. Unfermented malt C1 formal

   The liquid extracted from mashed malt during the brewing process, before fermentation has begun.

   • The brewer carefully monitored the temperature of the wort.
   • After mashing, the wort is separated from the spent grains.
   • Hops are added to the wort to give the beer its bitterness.

   🇫🇷Moût de brasserie