- emetic root
- noun
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emetic root,= flowering spurge. (Cf. ↑flowering spurge)
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fever-root — /ˈfivə rut/ (say feevuh rooht) noun a North American herb, Triosteum perfoliatum, having a purgative and emetic root …
bowman's root — Indian In di*an (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. {Hindu}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to India… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blood|root — «BLUHD ROOT, RUT», noun. 1. a common wild plant of North America that has a red root, red sap, and a white flower that blooms in early spring. It belongs to the poppy family. The sap extracted from its root was formerly used in medicine as a… … Useful english dictionary
Culver's root — Culver s physic Cul ver s phys ic, or Culver s root Cul ver s root [So called after a Dr. Culver, who used it.] (Bot.) The root of a handsome erect herb ({Leptandra Virginica} syn. {Veronica Virginica}) common in most moist woods of North America … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seneca root — Senecas Sen e*cas, n. pl.; sing. {Seneca}. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Western New York. This tribe was the most numerous and most warlike of the Five Nations. [1913 Webster] {Seneca grass}(Bot.), holy grass. See … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Senega root — Senecas Sen e*cas, n. pl.; sing. {Seneca}. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Western New York. This tribe was the most numerous and most warlike of the Five Nations. [1913 Webster] {Seneca grass}(Bot.), holy grass. See … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seneka root — Senecas Sen e*cas, n. pl.; sing. {Seneca}. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Western New York. This tribe was the most numerous and most warlike of the Five Nations. [1913 Webster] {Seneca grass}(Bot.), holy grass. See … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Culver's root — noun a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America • Syn: ↑Culvers root, ↑Culver s physic, ↑Culvers physic, ↑whorlywort, ↑Veronicastrum virginicum • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus … Useful english dictionary
Cul|ver's root — «KUHL vuhrz», 1. the root of a plant of eastern North America belonging to the figwort family, used in medicines as a cathartic and emetic. 2. the plant itself. ╂[< a Doctor Culver, who lived before the 1700 s and used it in his practice] … Useful english dictionary
queen's root — queen s root, an herb of the spurge family of the southern United States, having a thick, woody root with alterative, emetic, and purgative properties … Useful english dictionary
