Birthroot
Pronunciation : Birth"root`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: An herbaceous plant (Trillium erectum), and its astringent rootstock, which is said to have medicinal properties.
(Bot.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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