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Stoneroot

Stoneroot \Stone"root`\, n. (Bot.) A North American plant ( Collinsonia Canadensis) having a very hard root; horse balm. See Horse balm, under Horse.

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stoneroot

n. (taxlink Collinsonia canadensis species noshow=1), a perennial medicinal herb in the mint family, with a very hard root.

WordNet
stoneroot

n. erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States [syn: horse balm, horseweed, stone-root, richweed, stone root, Collinsonia canadensis]

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Having dispensed ointment of yawroot and blue flag and reset and bound the thumb, I settled down to the task of pounding some very aptly named stoneroot in one of the late Beaton's smaller mortars.