mouth-root
US
noun
A small North American plant of shady swamps, Coptis trifolia (family Ranunculaceae), which has an astringent root reputed to cure sore mouths; also called goldthread.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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