crinkleroot

crinkleroot
noun
North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
Hypernyms: ↑bittercress, ↑bitter cress

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: an American plant of the genus Dentaria (especially D. diphylla)

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  • crinkleroot — ☆ crinkleroot [kriŋ′kəlro͞ot΄ ] n. a toothwort (Dentaria diphylla) with small, white or lilac colored flowers and a white, tuberous, pungent rhizome * * * crin·kle·root (krĭngʹkəl ro͞ot , ro͝ot ) n. A woodland plant (Cardamine diphylla) of… …   Universalium

  • crinkleroot — ☆ crinkleroot [kriŋ′kəlro͞ot΄ ] n. a toothwort (Dentaria diphylla) with small, white or lilac colored flowers and a white, tuberous, pungent rhizome …   English World dictionary

  • crinkleroot — crinkle root crinkle root, crinkleroot crinkleroot . 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crinkleroot — crinkle·root …   English syllables

  • Cardamine diphylla — crinkle root crinkle root, crinkleroot crinkleroot . 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crinkle root — crinkle root, crinkleroot crinkleroot . 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dentaria diphylla — crinkle root crinkle root, crinkleroot crinkleroot . 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dentaria diphylla — crinkle root crinkle root, crinkleroot crinkleroot . 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • toothwort — crinkle root crinkle root, crinkleroot crinkleroot . 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cardamine — oligosperma (Little Western Bittercress) Scientific classification Kingdom: Planta …   Wikipedia

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