rheumatism-root

[ roo-muh-tiz-uh m-root, -roo t ]

/ ˈru məˌtɪz əmˌrut, -ˌrʊt /

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noun

spotted wintergreen.

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Nearby words

rheumatic heart disease, rheumatic pneumonia, rheumatics, rheumatid, rheumatism, rheumatism-root, rheumatoid, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid factor, rheumatoid nodule, rheumatoid spondylitis

Origin of rheumatism-root

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

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Examples from the Web for rheumatism-root

Other Common Names — Dioscorea, colicroot, rheumatism-root, devil's bones.
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