PINKROOT


Meaning of PINKROOT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpiŋk-ˌrüt, -ˌru̇t ]

noun

Date: 1763

: any of several American plants (genus Spigelia ) related to the nux vomica and used as anthelmintics ; especially : a United States woodland herb ( S. marilandica ) sometimes cultivated for its showy red and yellow flowers

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