toothwort
[ tooth-wurt, -wawrt ]
/ ˈtuθˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /
noun
a European plant, Lathraea squamaria, of the broomrape family, having a rootstock covered with toothlike scales.
Also called pepperroot. any of several plants belonging to the genus Dentaria, of the mustard family, having toothlike projections upon the creeping rootstock.
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Example sentences from the Web for toothwort
The Toothwort (Lathraea) is so called because its scales have a sort of resemblance to human teeth.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott ElliotThe roots are of singular form, almost like human teeth, arranged as scales, whence the name Toothwort.
The botanists call it the toothwort (Dentaria), also pepper-root.
A Year in the Fields|John BurroughsParasitic on the roots of the hazel is found the curious leafless Lathraea Squamaria or toothwort.
British Dictionary definitions for toothwort
toothwort
/ (ˈtuːθˌwɜːt) /
noun
a parasitic European scrophulariaceous plant, Lathraea squamaria, having no green parts, scaly cream or pink stems, pinkish flowers, and a rhizome covered with toothlike scales
any North American or Eurasian plant of the genus Dentaria, having creeping rhizomes covered with toothlike projections: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)See also crinkleroot
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