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Toothwort

Toothwort Meaning & Definition
Toothwort Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Toothwort?

[n] North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots

Synonyms | Synonyms for Toothwort: Cardamine diphylla | crinkle root | crinkleroot | Dentaria diphylla | pepper root

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See Also | bitter cress | bittercress

Toothwort In Webster's Dictionary

\Tooth"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as certain plants of the genus {Lathr[ae]a}, and various species of {Dentaria}. See {Coralwort}.

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