pepperroot
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pepperroot — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from its pungent flavor : toothwort 2 * * * /pep euhr rooht , root /, n. toothwort (def. 2). [1805 15, Amer.; PEPPER + ROOT1] … Useful english dictionary
toothwort — /toohth werrt , wawrt /, n. 1. a European plant, Lathraea squamaria, of the broomrape family, having a rootstock covered with toothlike scales. 2. Also called pepperroot. any of several plants belonging to the genus Dentaria, of the mustard… … Universalium
