col|ic|root

col|ic|root
col|ic|root «KOL ihk ROOT, -RUT», noun.
1. either of two bitter North American perennial herbs of the lily family, having a raceme of yellow or white flowers and a root supposed to be useful in treating colic.
2. any one of various other plants believed capable of relieving colic.

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