'Toothwort' definitions:

Definition of 'toothwort'

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

Definition of 'Toothwort'

From: GCIDE
  • Toothwort \Tooth"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as certain plants of the genus Lathraea, and various species of Dentaria. See Coralwort. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'toothwort'

From: GCIDE
  • 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}. [WordNet 1.5]

Definition of 'toothwort'

From: GCIDE
  • Coralwort \Cor"al*wort`\, n. (Bot.) A cruciferous herb of certain species of Dentaria; -- called also toothwort, tooth violet, or pepper root. [1913 Webster]