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toothwort |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Toothwort \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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Coralwort \Cor"al*wort`\, n. (Bot.) A cruciferous herb of certain species of {Dentaria}; -- called also {toothwort}, {tooth violet}, or {pepper root}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: toothwort n : North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots [syn: {crinkleroot}, {crinkle root}, {pepper root}, {Cardamine diphylla}, {Dentaria diphylla}]
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