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noun
A bitter American herb of the bloodwort family (Haemodoraceae), with small yellow or white flowers in a long spike.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of several other plants with bitter roots.
Aletris spp. (crow corn)
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noun
Any of several other plants with bitter roots.
Apocynum androsaemifolium (flytrap dogbane)
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noun
Any of several other plants with bitter roots.
Asarum canadense (wild ginger)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of several other plants with bitter roots.
Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly milkweed)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of several other plants with bitter roots.
Dioscorea villosa (Chinaroot, wild yam)
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noun
Any of several other plants with bitter roots.
Liatris squarrosa (scaly blazingstar)
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noun
any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: colic root, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root
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Broader terms: liliaceous plant
Narrower terms: ague root, ague grass, Aletris farinosa, yellow colicroot, Aletris aurea
History
From colic + root.
