Colicroot

3 definitions found

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

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  colicroot
       n : any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having
           grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
           [syn: {colic root}, {crow corn}, {star grass}, {unicorn
           root}]