crawley root

crawley root
\\ˈkrȯlē-\ noun
Etymology: by folk etymology
: a coralroot (Corallorrhiza odontorhiza) of dry woodlands in eastern and central No. America that produces a scape of small white to purple crimson-spotted flowers and has an irregular perennial rootstock which is sometimes collected for use as a diaphoretic

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