The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hermodactyl
Hermodactyl \Her`mo*dac"tyl\, n. [NL. hermodactylus, lit., Hermes' finger; fr. Gr. ? Hermes + ? finger.] (med.) A heart-shaped bulbous root, about the size of a finger, brought from Turkey, formerly used as a cathartic.
Wiktionary
hermodactyl
n. (context obsolete English) A type of root, probably from a plant of the genus ''Colchicum'', as imported and used in Western medicine.