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toothwort
CIDE DICTIONARY
toothwort, n.
A plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as certain plants of the genus Lathræa , and various species of Dentaria . See Coralwort. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
toothwort, n. a parasitic plant, Lathraea squamaria, with toothlike root scales.
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