birthroot

birth·root

B0279900 (bûrth′ro͞ot′, -ro͝ot′)n. See trillium.

birthroot

(ˈbɜːθˌruːt) n (Plants) 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

birth•root

(ˈbɜrθˌrut, -ˌrʊt)

n. 1. a trillium, Trillium erectum, the roots of which were formerly used in medicine as an astringent. 2. any of certain other trilliums. [1815–25]

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birthroot - trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirthpurple trillium, Trillium erectum, red trilliumtrillium, wake-robin, wood lily - any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower