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/ˈpɪŋkwiːd/, U.S. /ˈpɪŋkˌwid/, Caribbean English /ˈpɪŋkˌwiːd/ Caribbean (chiefly Jamaican).
The pinkroot Spigelia anthelmia.
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1927 M. W. Beckwith Notes Jamaican Ethnobotany 24 Pink-weed... To dose a baby for worms boil as tea and add a few drops of turpentine.
1953 West. Indian Med. Jrnl 31 Worm Grass, Pink Weed.
1981 E. S. Ayensu Medicinal Plants W. Indies 116 Spigelia anthelmia L... Pink root, worm grass, Indian pink, pink weed... Used for worms, especially for children.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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