HyperDic: ague_grass

English > 1 sense of the expression ague grass:
NOUNplantague grass, ague root, Aletris farinosacolicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers
English > ague grass: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningcolicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States.
Synonymsague root, Aletris farinosa
Member ofAletris, genus Aletrissmall genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia
Broadercolicroot, colic root, crow corn, star grass, unicorn rootAny of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic

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