colicroot | (n) any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic, Syn. unicorn root, colic root, crow corn, star grass |
yellow colicroot | (n) colicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers; smaller than Aletris farinosa; southeastern United States, Syn. Aletris aurea |
Colicroot | n. A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in a long spike (Aletris farinosa and Aletris aurea). Called sometimes |
colicroot | (n) any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic, Syn. unicorn root, colic root, crow corn, star grass |
yellow colicroot | (n) colicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers; smaller than Aletris farinosa; southeastern United States, Syn. Aletris aurea |
Colicroot | n. A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in a long spike (Aletris farinosa and Aletris aurea). Called sometimes |