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Webster 1913 Edition

Toothwort

Tooth′wortˊ

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
A plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as certain plants of the genus
Lathraea
, and various species of
Dentaria
. See
Coralwort
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Toothwort

TOOTH'WORT

,
Noun.
A plant whose roots resemble human teeth,such as the Lathroea squamaria, various species of Dentaria, the Ophrys corallorrhiza, &c. This name is also given to the lead-wort, of the genus Plumbago, form its toothed corol.

Definition 2024

toothwort

toothwort

English

Wikispecies

Noun

toothwort ‎(plural toothworts)

  1. Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Lathraea.
  2. Any of several species of plants in the former genus Dentaria (now considered part of the genus Cardamine)

Translations

Etymology

tooth +‎ wort

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