toothwort

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

toothwort
    n 1: North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
         [syn: {crinkleroot}, {crinkle-root}, {crinkle root},
         {pepper root}, {toothwort}, {Cardamine diphylla}, {Dentaria
         diphylla}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Toothwort \Tooth"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
   A plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as certain
   plants of the genus {Lathraea}, and various species of
   {Dentaria}. See {Coralwort}.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Coralwort \Cor"al*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
   A cruciferous herb of certain species of {Dentaria}; --
   called also {toothwort}, {tooth violet}, or {pepper root}.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

crinkle root \crinkle root\, crinkleroot \crinkleroot\n.
   a North American herb ({Dentaria diphylla}) with pungent
   scaly or toothed roots; -- called also {toothwort}.

   Syn: pepper root, toothwort, {Cardamine diphylla}, {Dentaria
        diphylla}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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