crin|kle|root

crin|kle|root
crin|kle|root «KRIHNG kuhl ROOT, -RUT», noun.
any one of various North American plants of the mustard family, having a fleshy, pungent rootstock; toothwort.

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  • Crinkled — Crinkle Crin kle (kr[i^][ng] k l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crinkled} ( k ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crinkling} ( kl[i^]ng).] [A dim., fr. the root of cringe; akin to D. krinkelen to wind or twist. Cf. {Cringle}, {Cringe}.] To form with short turns, bends …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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