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Webster 1913 Edition


Colicroot

Col′ic-rootˊ

,
Noun.
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
.

Definition 2024


colicroot

colicroot

English

Noun

colicroot (plural colicroots)

  1. A bitter American herb of the bloodwort family (Haemodoraceae), with small yellow or white flowers in a long spike.
  2. Any of several other plants with bitter roots.
    1. Aletris spp.
    2. Apocynum androsaemifolium
    3. Asarum canadense
    4. Asclepias tuberosa
    5. Dioscorea villosa
    6. Liatris squarrosa