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colicroot en · NOUN

Etymology

From colic + root.

Meanings

1. A bitter American herb of the bloodwort family (Haemodoraceae), with small yellow or white flowers in a long spike.
2. Any of several other plants with bitter roots. ▸ Aletris spp. (crow corn)
3. Any of several other plants with bitter roots. ▸ Apocynum androsaemifolium (flytrap dogbane)
4. Any of several other plants with bitter roots. ▸ Asarum canadense (wild ginger)
5. Any of several other plants with bitter roots. ▸ Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly milkweed)
6. Any of several other plants with bitter roots. ▸ Dioscorea villosa (Chinaroot, wild yam)
7. Any of several other plants with bitter roots. ▸ Liatris squarrosa (scaly blazingstar)

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