Meaning of COLICROOT
| Pronunciation: | | 'kâlik`root
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic |
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| | Synonyms: | | colic root, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root |
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| | See Also: | | ague grass, ague root, Aletris, Aletris aurea, Aletris farinosa, genus Aletris, liliaceous plant, yellow colicroot | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Col"ic*root`\, n.
A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the
leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in
a long spike ({Aletris farinosa} and {A. aurea}). Called
sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and unicorn
root.
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