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AGUE ROOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States
Synonyms:
ague grass; ague root; Aletris farinosa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ague root" is a kind of...):
colic root; colicroot; crow corn; star grass; unicorn root (any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic)
Holonyms ("ague root" is a member of...):
Aletris; genus Aletris (small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae)
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