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pinkroot|ˈpɪŋkruːt|
[f. pink n.4 + root.]
a. The root of Spigelia marilandica, or of S. Anthelmia, used as vermifuges and purgatives.
b. The herb Spigelia marilandica (family Loganiaceæ), a native of the Southern U.S., having showy funnel-shaped flowers, red outside and yellow within, called Carolina pink, Indian pink, or worm-grass; also, the allied species S. Anthelmia, of the W. Indies and S. America (Demerara pinkroot).
1763Ann. Reg. 54/1 Produce of South Carolina..Pink-root, 1 cask. 1796Morse Amer. Geog. I. 681 Snakeroot, pink⁓root, and a variety of medicinal herbs grow spontaneously. 1875H. C. Wood Therap. (1879) 600 Pinkroot possesses decided narcotic powers. 1889Farmer Dict. Amer. s.v. Carolina pink, The Pink Root of Maryland which, further South, is popularly known as the Carolina pink..bears beautiful flowers. |