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Definition of Pinkroot

Pinkroot
Pinkroot Pink"root`, n. 1. (Med.) The root of Spigelia Marilandica, used as a powerful vermifuge; also, that of S. Anthelmia. See definition 2 (below). 2. (Bot.) (a) A perennial North American herb (Spigelia Marilandica), sometimes cultivated for its showy red blossoms. Called also Carolina pink, Maryland pinkroot, and worm grass. (b) An annual South American and West Indian plant (Spigelia Anthelmia).

Meaning of Pinkroot from wikipedia

- in his 1753 Species Plantarum; the type species is Spigelia anthelmia. Pinkroot is a common name for plants in this genus. The following species are recognised...
- Spigelia marilandica, the woodland pinkroot or Indian pink is a herbacious perennial wildflower in the Loganiaceae family native to inland areas of the...
- Spigelia anthelmia, the West Indian pinkroot, wormbush, or wormgr****, is a species of flowering plant in the family Loganiaceae. It is native to Mexico...
- plant in the Loganiaceae known by the common names purpleflower pinkroot and gentian pinkroot. It is native to Alabama and Florida in the United States, where...
- habitat for both migratory and resident birds. The federally-listed gentian pinkroot grows within Apalachee Wildlife Management Area. Hunting is extremely po****r...
- Strangler vine, Morrenia odorata White vine, Funastrum clausum West Indian pinkroot, Spigelia anthelmia Opler, P. A.; A. D. Warren (2002). "Danaus eresimus"...
- 2000 people, and he published an essay on the medicinal properties of the pinkroot (Spigelia marilandica). During the American War of Independence he sided...
- Sisyrinchium calciphilum (Glade blue-e**** gr****) Spigelia alabamensis (Alabama pinkroot) Symphyotrichum kentuckiense (Miss Price's aster) Calcareous glades are...
- blazingstar (Mentzelia albicaulis) yellowcomet (Mentzelia affinis) prairie pinkroot (Spigelia hedyotidea) Boston sword fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) bat-face...