What is "colicroot"

Blazing \Blaz"ing\, a. Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches. --Sir W. Scott. Blazing star.

1. A comet. [Obs.]

2. A brilliant center of attraction.

3. (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to Cham[ae]lirium luteum of the Lily family; Liatris squarrosa; and Aletris farinosa, called also colicroot and star grass.

n. 1 A bitter American herb of the bloodwort family (''(taxlink Haemodoraceae family noshow=1)''), with small yellow or white flowers in a long spike. 2 Any of several other plants with bitter roots. 3 # (taxlink Aletris genus noshow=1) ''spp.'' 4 # (taxlink Apocynum androsaemifolium species noshow=1) 5 # ''Asarum canadense'' 6 # ''Asclepias tuberosa'' 7 # (taxlink Dioscorea villosa species noshow=1) 8 # (taxlink Liatris squarrosa species noshow=1)

n. any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic [syn: colic root, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root]

Colicroot is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

• Aletris spp. - main use
• Apocynum androsaemifolium
• Asarum canadense
• Asclepias tuberosa
• Dioscorea villosa
• Liatris squarrosa