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birthroot
[ burth-root, -root ]
/ ˈbɜrθˌrut, -ˌrʊt /
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noun
Also called birthwort, purple trillium. a trillium, Trillium erectum, the roots of which were formerly used in medicine as an astringent.
any of certain other species of trillium.
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How to use birthroot in a sentence
The very short rootstock and strong terminal bud of a Trillium or Birthroot.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for birthroot
birthroot
/ (ˈbɜːθˌruːt) /
noun
any of several North American plants of the genus Trillium, esp T. erectum, whose tuber-like roots were formerly used by the Native Americans as an aid in childbirth: family Trilliaceae
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