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Meaning of BIRTHROOT

Pronunciation:  'burth`root

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in fold medicine especially to ease childbirth
 
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 Synonyms: purple trillium, red trillium, Trillium erectum
 
 See Also: trillium, wake-robin, wood lily

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Birth"root`\, n. (Bot.)
An herbaceous plant ({Trillium erectum}), and its astringent
rootstock, which is said to have medicinal properties.
 
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