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birthroot

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birth·root  (bûrthrt, -rt)
n.
See trillium.
birthroot [ˈbɜːθˌruːt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several North American plants of the genus Trillium, esp T. erectum, whose tuber-like roots were formerly used by the American Indians as an aid in childbirth: family Trilliaceae
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Noun1.birthrootbirthroot - trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth
purple trillium, Trillium erectum, red trillium
trillium, wake-robin, wood lily - any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower


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