Meaning Of The Word Toothwort

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toothwort in American English
any of a genus (Dentaria) of small woodland plants of the crucifer family, having scaly or toothed, pungent rhizomes and white or pinkish flowers in spring
noun: a European plant, Lathraea squamaria, of the broomrape family, having a rootstock covered with toothlike scales

toothwort in British English
noun: a parasitic European scrophulariaceous plant, Lathraea squamaria, having no green parts, scaly cream or pink stems, pinkish flowers, and a rhizome covered with toothlike scales

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