colicroot

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colicroot

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noun colicroots

A bitter American herb of the bloodwort family (Haemodoraceae), with small yellow or white flowers in a long spike.
Aletris spp. (crow corn)
Apocynum androsaemifolium (flytrap dogbane)
Asarum canadense (wild ginger)
Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly milkweed)
Dioscorea villosa (Chinaroot, wild yam)
Liatris squarrosa (scaly blazingstar)

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@misc{colicroot_2026,
  title = {colicroot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/colicroot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}