'Birthroot' definitions:
Definition of 'birthroot'
From: WordNet
noun
Trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth [syn: purple trillium, red trillium, birthroot, Trillium erectum]
Definition of 'Birthroot'
From: GCIDE
- Birthroot \Birth"root`\, n. (Bot.) An herbaceous plant (Trillium erectum), and its astringent rootstock, which is said to have medicinal properties. [1913 Webster]