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English 1 sense of the expression colic root:
NOUNplantcolic root, colicroot, crow corn, star grass, unicorn rootany of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
Englishcolic root: 1 sense noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic.
Synonymscolicroot, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root
Member ofAletris, genus Aletrissmall genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia
Narrowerague root, ague grass, Aletris farinosacolicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers
yellow colicroot, Aletris aureacolicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers
Broaderliliaceous plantplant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber

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