| NOUN | plant | colicroot, colic root, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root | any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic |
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| Meaning | Any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic. | |
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| Synonyms | colic root, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root | |
| Member of | Aletris, genus Aletris | small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia |
| Narrower | ague root, ague grass, Aletris farinosa | colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers |
| yellow colicroot, Aletris aurea | colicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers | |
| Broader | liliaceous plant | plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber |
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