CRINKLEROOT

crinkleroot, crinkle-root, crinkle root, pepper root, toothwort, Cardamine diphylla, Dentaria diphylla

(noun) North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

crinkleroot (plural crinkleroots)

Cardamine diphylla, a spring woodland plant native to North America.

Source: Wiktionary



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