2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Birthroot \Birth"root`\, n. (Bot.) An herbaceous plant ({Trillium erectum}), and its astringent rootstock, which is said to have medicinal properties. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: birthroot n : trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in fold medicine especially to ease childbirth [syn: {purple trillium}, {red trillium}, {Trillium erectum}]
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