COLICROOT Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word colicroot. (close relations)
Definition of COLICROOT
Best Alternative Words for COLICROOT
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colic root | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic | ||||||||
crow corn | ||||||||
noun • any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic | ||||||||
star grass | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic • any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa; Australia; southern Asia; North America • trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India • perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill | ||||||||
unicorn root | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic |