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

Examples of pinkroot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web My favorite single Alabama plant may actually be Spigelia alabamensis, the gentian pinkroot. — Greg Garrison, AL.com, 10 June 2017 My favorite single Alabama plant may actually be Spigelia alabamensis, the gentian pinkroot. — Greg Garrison, AL.com, 10 June 2017

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