toothwort

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed rootsSynonyms: crinklerootcrinkle-rootcrinkle rootpepper rootCardamine diphyllaDentaria diphylla
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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]

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