What is "crinkle root"

crinkle root \crinkle root\, crinkleroot \crinkleroot\n. a North American herb ( Dentaria diphylla) with pungent scaly or toothed roots; -- called also toothwort.

Syn: pepper root, toothwort, Cardamine diphylla, Dentaria diphylla.

n. North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots [syn: crinkleroot, crinkle-root, pepper root, toothwort, Cardamine diphylla, Dentaria diphylla]