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Toothwort — Common Toothwort (Lathraea squamaria) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Toothwort — Tooth wort , n. (Bot.) A plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as certain plants of the genus {Lathr[ae]a}, and various species of {Dentaria}. See {Coralwort}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
toothwort — [to͞oth′wʉrt΄] n. 1. any of a genus (Dentaria) of small woodland plants of the crucifer family, having scaly or toothed, pungent rhizomes and white or pinkish flowers in spring 2. any of a genus (Lathraea) of European parasitic plants of the… … English World dictionary
toothwort — /toohth werrt , wawrt /, n. 1. a European plant, Lathraea squamaria, of the broomrape family, having a rootstock covered with toothlike scales. 2. Also called pepperroot. any of several plants belonging to the genus Dentaria, of the mustard… … Universalium
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
toothwort — Coralwort Cor al*wort , n. (Bot.) A cruciferous herb of certain species of {Dentaria}; called also {toothwort}, {tooth violet}, or {pepper root}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
toothwort — kibusis pliumbagis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pliumbaginių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Plumbago scandens), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Plumbago scandens angl. devil s herb; toothwort šaltinis Valstybinės… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
toothwort — noun Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Lathraea … Wiktionary
toothwort — noun a plant with a thick rhizome bearing rows of tooth like scales, parasitic on hazel and beech roots. [Lathraea squamaria.] … English new terms dictionary
toothwort — tooth•wort [[t]ˈtuθˌwɜrt, ˌwɔrt[/t]] n. 1) pln any parasitic plant of the genus Lathraea, of the broomrape family, having a rootstock covered with toothlike scales 2) pln any plant of the genus Dentaria, of the mustard family, having toothlike… … From formal English to slang
