/toohth"werrt', -wawrt'/ , n.
1. a European plant, Lathraea squamaria, of the broomrape family, having a rootstock covered with toothlike scales.
2. Also called pepperroot . any of several plants belonging to the genus Dentaria, of the mustard family, having toothlike projections upon the creeping rootstock.
[ 1590-1600; TOOTH + WORT 2 ]