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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pinkroot  \Pink"root`\,  n. 
  1.  (Med.)  The  root  of  {Spigelia  Marilandica},  used  as  a 
  powerful  vermifuge;  also  that  of  {S.  Anthelmia}.  See 
  definition  2  (below). 
 
  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}). 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pinkroot 
  n  :  a  fungal  disease  of  onions 




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