'Colicroot' definitions:
Definition of 'colicroot'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic [syn: colicroot, colic root, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root]
Definition of 'Colicroot'
From: GCIDE
- Colicroot \Col"ic*root`\, n. A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in a long spike (Aletris farinosa and Aletris aurea). Called sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and unicorn root. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'colicroot'
From: GCIDE
- Blazing \Blaz"ing\, a. Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- Blazing star. (a) A comet. [Obs.] (b) A brilliant center of attraction. (c) (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to Cham[ae]lirium luteum of the Lily family; {Liatris squarrosa}; and Aletris farinosa, called also colicroot and star grass. [1913 Webster]