Found 2 hits - Term: pinkroot, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pinkroot \pink"root`\, n.
1. med. the root of spigelia marilandica, used as a
powerful vermifuge; also, that of spigelia anthelmia.
see definition 2 below.
1913 webster
2. bot.
a a perennial north american herb spigelia
marilandica, sometimes cultivated for its showy red
blossoms. called also carolina pink, maryland
pinkroot, and worm grass.
b an annual south american and west indian plant
spigelia anthelmia.
1913 webster
see also:
spigelia marilandica spigelia anthelmia spigelia marilandica carolina pink maryland pinkroot worm grass
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
pinkroot
n : a fungal disease of onions
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