GENUS ALETRIS: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
	Synonyms:		Aletris
	See Also:		ague grass, ague root, Aletris aurea, Aletris farinosa, colic root, colicroot, crow corn, family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, liliid monocot genus, lily family, star grass, unicorn root, yellow colicroot