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toothwort
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : a European plant (Lathraea squamaria) parasitic on the hazel and beech and having a rootstock covered with toothlike scales
2. : any of various hardy perennial creeping herbs comprising the genus Dentaria and including several that are cultivated for their showy usually white, rose, or purple flowers — called also pepperroot; compare coralwort, crinkleroot |