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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
nounpink·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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