English dictionary

toothwort

/'t/u//T/,w/[@]/rt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots

noun.plant

Synonyms cardamine diphylla crinkle root crinkle-root crinkleroot dentaria diphylla pepper root

Source: WordNet 3.0
A plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as certain plants of the genus Lathræa, and various species of Dentaria. See Coralwort.

noun

Source: webster1913