Main Entry: tooth·wort

Pronunciation: \-ˌwərt, -ˌwȯrt\

Function: noun

Date: 1597

1 : a European parasitic plant (Lathraea squamaria) of the broomrape family having pink-tinged white flowers and tooth-shaped scaly leaves
2 : any of several cresses (genus Dentaria) that have usually fleshy scaly rhizomes and are sometimes placed in the same genus as the bitter cresses