colicroot

Definitions of colicroot

1. noun

   any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
   synonyms: colic root, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root

   types:

   Aletris farinosa, ague grass, ague root

   colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States

   Aletris aurea, yellow colicroot

   colicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers; smaller than Aletris farinosa; southeastern United States

   type of:

   liliaceous plant

   plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber