pinkroot

noun

pink·root | \ˈpiŋk-ˌrüt,

-ˌru̇t\

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

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pinkroot

noun

pink·root | \ˈpiŋ-ˌkrüt, -ˌkru̇t

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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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