blackroot

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Blackroot \Black"root`\, n. (Bot.)
   See {Colicroot}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
    

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