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pinkroot

noun
pink·​root | \ ˈpiÅ‹k-ËŒrüt How to pronounce pinkroot (audio) , -ËŒru̇t\

Definition of pinkroot

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

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 My favorite single Alabama plant may actually be Spigelia alabamensis, the gentian pinkroot. — Greg Garrison, AL.com, "Retired Catholic bishop battles cancer," 10 June 2017 My favorite single Alabama plant may actually be Spigelia alabamensis, the gentian pinkroot. — Greg Garrison, AL.com, "Retired Catholic bishop battles cancer," 10 June 2017

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First Known Use of pinkroot

1763, in the meaning defined above

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pinkroot

noun
pink·​root | \ ˈpiÅ‹-ËŒkrüt, -ËŒkru̇t How to pronounce pinkroot (audio) \

Medical Definition of pinkroot

: any of several plants of the genus Spigelia related to the nux vomica and used as anthelmintics

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