Barrenwort \Bar"ren*wort`\, n. (Bot.) An herbaceous plant of the Barberry family ({Epimedium alpinum}), having leaves that are bitter and said to be sudorific.
barrenwort n : slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover [syn: {bishop's hat}, {Epimedium grandiflorum}]