pinkroot
noun
pink·root
ˈpiŋk-ˌrüt 
-ˌru̇t
: 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.
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Greg Garrison, AL.com, 10 June 2017
Greg Garrison, AL.com, 10 June 2017
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First Known Use
1763, in the meaning defined above
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pinkroot
noun
pink·root
ˈpiŋ-ˌkrüt, -ˌkru̇t
: any of several plants of the genus Spigelia related to the nux vomica and used as anthelmintics
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