toothwort
Meanings
Plural: toothworts
Noun
- North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
- Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Lathraea.
- Any of the species of plants in subgenus Cardamine subg. Dentaria, formerly genus Dentaria.
Origin / Etymology
From tooth + wort.
From having an appearance similar to teeth.
Synonyms
Cardamine diphylla, crinkle root, crinkle-root, crinkleroot, Dentaria diphylla, pepper root
Scrabble Score: 15
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Words With Friends Score: 14
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