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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tooth•wort (to̅o̅th′wûrt′, -wôrt′),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: toothwort /ˈtuːθˌwɜːt/ n - 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)
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