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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Lathraea.
2. 2
   North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots wordnet
3. 3
   Any of the species of plants in subgenus Cardamine subg. Dentaria, formerly genus Dentaria.

Synonyms

All synonyms

cardamine diphyllacoralwortcoralwortcrinkle rootcrinkle-rootcrinkleroot

Etymology

From tooth + wort. From having an appearance similar to teeth.

Related phrases

flowering plant

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