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Culver's root
Cul·ver's root C0801800 (kŭl′vərz)n.1. A perennial herb (Veronicastrum virginicum) native to eastern North America, having whorled leaves and small white or pinkish flowers in slender spikes.2. The rootstock of this plant, formerly used in medicine as a cathartic and an emetic.
[After Culver, 18th-century American physician.]Culver's root (ˈkʌlvəz) or Culver's physicn1. (Plants) a tall North American scrophulariaceous plant, Veronicastrum virginicum, having spikes of small white or purple flowers2. (Pharmacology) the dried roots of this plant, formerly used as a cathartic and emetic[C19: named after a Dr Culver, 18th-century American physician]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Culver's root - a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North AmericaCulvers physic, Culver's physic, Culvers root, Veronicastrum virginicum, whorlywortasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsfamily Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family, Scrophulariaceae - a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales |
Culver's root
Culver's root: see figwortfigwort,
common name for some members of the Scrophulariaceae, a family comprising chiefly herbs and small shrubs and distributed widely over all continents. The family includes a few climbing types and some parasitic and saprophytic forms.
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See Culver's rootCulver's root
Culver's root (kŭl′vərz)n.1. A perennial herb (Veronicastrum virginicum) native to eastern North America, having whorled leaves and small white or pinkish flowers in slender spikes.2. The rootstock of this plant, formerly used in medicine as a cathartic and an emetic.black root (blak rūt) Herbal made from Veronicastrum virginicum; foul-tasting, used as an emetic and cathartic; purported value in therapy for hepatic and biliary disorders. Hepatotoxicity reported.
Synonym(s): Culver's root, high veronica, physic root, tall speedwell, veronica. Culver's root
Synonyms for Culver's rootnoun a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowersSynonyms- Culvers physic
- Culver's physic
- Culvers root
- Veronicastrum virginicum
- whorlywort
Related Words- asterid dicot genus
- family Scrophulariaceae
- figwort family
- foxglove family
- Scrophulariaceae
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