PINKROOT


Meaning of PINKROOT in English

/pingk"rooht', -root'/ , n.

1. the root of any of various plants belonging to the genus Spigelia, of the logania family, esp. that of S. marilandica of the U.S., that is used as a vermifuge.

2. any of these plants.

[ 1755-65, Amer; PINK 1 + ROOT 1 ]

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