| 单词 | colicroot |
| 释义 | colicroot[ kol-ik-root, -root ] / ˈkɒl ɪkˌrut, -ˌrʊt / nouneither of two North American plants, Aletris farinosa or A. aurea, of the lily family, having small yellow or white flowers in a spikelike cluster and a root reputed to relieve colic. any of certain other plants having roots reputed to cure colic. the blazing star, Liatris squarrosa. Origin of colicrootAn Americanism dating back to 1830–40; colic + root1 Words nearby colicrootcolic, colic artery, colicin, colicinogen, colicky, colicroot, colicweed, coliform, coliform bacillus, coliform bacteria, Coligny Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for colicroot
British Dictionary definitions for colicrootcolicroot / (ˈkɒlɪkˌruːt) / nouneither of two North American liliaceous plants, Aletris farinosa or A. aurea, having tubular white or yellow flowers and a bitter root formerly used to relieve colic any of various other plants formerly used to relieve colic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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