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 n 1: North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots [syn: crinkleroot, crinkle-root, crinkle root, pepper root, toothwort, Cardamine diphylla, Dentaria diphylla}]

toothwort noun Date: 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
n. a parasitic plant, Lathraea squamaria, with toothlike root scales.

toothwort n. a parasitic plant, Lathraea squamaria, with toothlike root scales.

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.

Coralwort \Cor"al*wort`\, n. (Bot.) A cruciferous herb of certain species of Dentaria; -- called also toothwort, tooth violet, or pepper root.

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