SINCE 1828
pinkroot
noun
pink·root
| \ ˈpiŋk-ˌrüt
, -ˌru̇t\
, -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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pinkroot
noun
pink·root
| \ ˈpiŋ-ˌkrüt, -ˌkru̇t
\
\
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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