Pinkroot

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pinkroot \Pink"root`\, n.
     1. (Med.) The root of {Spigelia Marilandica}, used as a
        powerful vermifuge; also, that of {Spigelia Anthelmia}.
        See definition 2 (below).
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. (Bot.)
        (a) A perennial North American herb ({Spigelia
            Marilandica}), sometimes cultivated for its showy red
            blossoms. Called also {Carolina pink}, {Maryland
            pinkroot}, and {worm grass}.
        (b) An annual South American and West Indian plant
            ({Spigelia Anthelmia}).
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pinkroot
       n : a fungal disease of onions