unicorn root
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Noun (1)
- any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colicSynonyms: colicrootcolic rootcrow cornstar grassType of liliaceous plantKinds ague root, yellow colicrootMember of Aletris, genus Aletris
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Unicorn root
Botany, a name of two North American plants, the yellow-flowered colicroot (Aletris farinosa) and the blazing star (Chamaelirium luteum). Both are used in medicine.
From the entry Unicorn.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54