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pinkroot

noun pink·root \ ˈpiŋk-ˌrüt , -ˌru̇t \

Updated on: 10 Mar 2018

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

Recent Examples of pinkroot from the Web

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

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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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