Toothwort TOOTH'WORT, n. A plant whose roots resemble human teeth,such
as the Lathroea squamaria, various species of Dentaria, the Ophrys
corallorrhiza, etc. This name is also given to the lead-wort, of the
genus Plumbago, form its toothed corol.
toothwort nounDate: 1597 1. a European parasitic plant (Lathraea
squamaria) of the broomrape family having pink-tinged white flowers
and tooth-shaped scaly leaves 2. any of several cresses (genus
Dentaria) that have usually fleshy scaly rhizomes and are sometimes
placed in the same genus as the bitter cresses
Toothwort \Tooth"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as certain
plants of the genus Lathr[ae]a, and various species of
Dentaria. See Coralwort.
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