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pinkroot

pinkroot noun: a West Indian pinkroot, an annual South American and West Indian plant (Spigelia anthelmia).

Noun

pinkroot (usually uncountable, plural pinkroots)

  1. (usually) A West Indian pinkroot, an annual South American and West Indian plant (Spigelia anthelmia).
  2. (usually) A woodland pinkroot (Spigelia marilandica)
    Synonyms:
    Carolina pink, Maryland pinkroot, wormgrass
  3. (usually) The root of these plants, used as a powerful anthelmintic.

Synonyms of pinkroot

Forms of pinkroot

pluralpinkroots

Origin of pinkroot

From pink + root.

Questions about pinkroot

What does pinkroot mean?
Pinkroot means a West Indian pinkroot, an annual South American and West Indian plant (Spigelia anthelmia).
What part of speech is pinkroot?
Pinkroot is a noun.
What is the plural of pinkroot?
The plural of pinkroot is pinkroots.

Words near pinkroot in the dictionary

  1. pinkos
  2. Pinkowski
  3. Pinkowskis
  4. pinkpill
  5. pinkpills
  6. pinkroot
  7. pinkroots
  8. pinks
  9. pinks up
  10. pinksome
  11. pinkspotted

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