Definitions for colicroot

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colicroot col·ic·root

Spelling: [kol-ik-root, -roo t]

IPA: /ˈkɒl ɪkˌrut, -ˌrʊt/

Colicroot is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 154 anagrams from letters in colicroot (ccilooort).

Definitions for colicroot

noun

1. either of two North American plants, Aletris farinosa or A. aurea, of the lily family, having small yellow or white flowers in a spikelike cluster and a root reputed to relieve colic.
2. any of certain other plants having roots reputed to cure colic.
3. the blazing star, Liatris squarrosa.

Origin of colicroot

An Americanism dating back to 1830-40; colic + root¹

Examples for colicroot

Other Common Names — Dioscorea, colicroot, rheumatism-root, devil's bones.