toothwort
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed rootsSynonyms: crinklerootcrinkle-rootcrinkle rootpepper rootCardamine diphyllaDentaria diphylla
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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]
Coralwort \Cor"al*wort`\, n. (Bot.) A cruciferous herb of certain species of Dentaria; -- called also toothwort, tooth violet, or pepper root. [1913 Webster]
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]