What is "crinkleroot"

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: crinkle-root, crinkle root, pepper root, toothwort, Cardamine diphylla, Dentaria diphylla]