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[syn: crinkleroot, crinkle-root, crinkle root, pepper root, toothwort, Cardamine diphylla, Dentaria diphylla]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Toothwort \Tooth"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as certain
plants of the genus Lathraea, and various species of
Dentaria. See Coralwort.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Coralwort \Cor"al*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A cruciferous herb of certain species of Dentaria; --
called also toothwort, tooth violet, or pepper root.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
crinkle root \crinkle root\, crinkleroot \crinkleroot\n.
a North American herb (Dentaria diphylla) with pungent
scaly or toothed roots; -- called also toothwort.
Syn: pepper root, toothwort, Cardamine diphylla, Dentaria
diphylla.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
toothwort
n 1: North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
[syn: crinkleroot, crinkle-root, crinkle root,
pepper root, toothwort, Cardamine diphylla, Dentaria
diphylla]