unicorn \u"nicorn\, n. oe. unicorne, f. unicorne, l. unicornis
   one-horned, having a single horn; unus one + cornu a horn;
   cf. l. unicornuus a unicorn. see one, and horn.
   1. a fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; -- often
      represented in heraldry as a supporter.
      1913 webster

   2. a two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the
      authorized version of the scriptures.
      1913 webster

            canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the
            furrow?                               --job xxxix.
                                                  10.
      1913 webster

   note: the unicorn mentioned in the scripture was probably the
         urus. see the note under reem.
         1913 webster

   3. zool.
      a any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the
          head or prothorax.
      b the larva of a unicorn moth.
          1913 webster

   4. zool. the kamichi; -- called also unicorn bird.
      1913 webster

   5. mil. a howitzer. obs.
      1913 webster

   fossil unicorn, or fossil unicorn's horn med., a
      substance formerly of great repute in medicine; -- named
      from having been supposed to be the bone or the horn of
      the unicorn.

   unicorn fish, unicorn whale zool., the narwhal.

   unicorn moth zool., a notodontian moth coelodasys
      unicornis whose caterpillar has a prominent horn on its
      back; -- called also unicorn prominent.

   unicorn root bot., a name of two north american plants,
      the yellow-flowered colicroot aletris farinosa and the
      blazing star chamaelirium luteum. both are used in
      medicine.

   unicorn shell zool., any one of several species of marine
      gastropods having a prominent spine on the lip of the
      shell. most of them belong to the genera monoceros and
      leucozonia.
      1913 webster
see also:
one horn reem unicorn bird fossil unicorn fossil unicorn's horn 
unicorn fish unicorn whale unicorn moth coelodasys unicornis unicorn prominent 
unicorn root aletris farinosa chamaelirium luteum unicorn shell monoceros 
leucozonia 

blazing \blaz"ing\, a.
   burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches.
   --sir w. scott.
   1913 webster

   blazing star.
   a a comet. obs.
   b a brilliant center of attraction.
   c bot. a name given to several plants; as, to
       chamaelirium luteum of the lily family; liatris
       squarrosa; and aletris farinosa, called also
       colicroot and star grass.
       1913 webster
see also:
blazing star chamaelirium luteum liatris squarrosa aletris farinosa colicroot star grass 

colicroot \col"icroot`\, 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 aletris aurea. called
   sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and
   unicorn root.
   1913 webster
see also:
aletris farinosa aletris aurea star grass blackroot blazing star unicorn root 

aletris farinosa
     n : colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and
         white flowers; southeastern united states syn: ague
         root, ague grass
see also:
ague root ague grass