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Define the word toothwort

"Toothwort" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Toothwort \Tooth"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
   A plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as certain
   plants of the genus Lathraea, and various species of
   Dentaria. See Coralwort.
   [1913 Webster]

"toothwort" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Coralwort \Cor"al*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
   A cruciferous herb of certain species of Dentaria; --
   called also toothwort, tooth violet, or pepper root.
   [1913 Webster]

"toothwort" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

crinkle root \crinkle root\, crinkleroot \crinkleroot\n.
   a North American herb (Dentaria diphylla) with pungent
   scaly or toothed roots; -- called also toothwort.

   Syn: pepper root, toothwort, Cardamine diphylla, Dentaria diphylla.
        [WordNet 1.5]

"toothwort" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

toothwort
     n : North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
         [syn: crinkleroot, crinkle-root, crinkle root, pepper root, Cardamine diphylla, Dentaria diphylla]