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Trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in fold medicine especially to ease childbirth
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birthroot
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in fold medicine especially to ease childbirth [syn: purple trillium , red trillium , Trillium erectum ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Birthroot \Birth"root`\, n. (Bot.) An herbaceous plant ( Trillium erectum ), and its astringent rootstock, which is said to have medicinal properties.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (taxlink Trillium erectum species noshow=1), a perennial plant of North America with deep-red flowers.