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Colicroot

Colicroot Meaning & Definition
Colicroot Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Colicroot?

[n] any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic

Synonyms | Synonyms for Colicroot: colic root | crow corn | star grass | unicorn root

Related Terms | Find terms related to Colicroot:

See Also | ague grass | ague root | Aletris | Aletris aurea | Aletris farinosa | genus Aletris | liliaceous plant | yellow colicroot

Colicroot In Webster's Dictionary

\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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