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1. (n.) colicroot
a North American plant, Aletris farinosa, of the lily family, with yellow or white flower spikes and a root used in folk medicine to relieve colic.
2. colicroot
any of certain other plants having roots reputed to cure colic.
Etymology: (1830–40, Amer.)
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1. (noun) colicroot, colic root, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root
any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
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1. (noun) colicroot
a bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in a long spike (Aletris farinosa and A. aurea). Called sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and unicorn root
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