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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Blazing \Blaz"ing\, a.
Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches.
--Sir W. Scott.
[1913 Webster]
Blazing star.
(a) A comet. [Obs.]
(b) A brilliant center of attraction.
(c) (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to
Cham[ae]lirium luteum of the Lily family; Liatris
squarrosa; and Aletris farinosa, called also
colicroot and star grass.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Colicroot \Col"ic*root`\, n.
A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the
leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in
a long spike ({Aletris farinosa and Aletris aurea). Called
sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and
unicorn root.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Blazing \Blaz"ing\, a.
Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches.
--Sir W. Scott.
Blazing star.
(a) A comet. [Obs.]
(b) A brilliant center of attraction.
(c) (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to
Cham[ae]lirium luteum of the Lily family; Liatris
squarrosa; and Aletris farinosa, called also
colicroot and star grass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Colicroot \Col"ic*root`\, n.
A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the
leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in
a long spike ({Aletris farinosa and A. aurea). Called
sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and unicorn
root.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
colicroot
n : any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having
grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
[syn: colic root, crow corn, star grass, unicorn
root]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
colicroot
n.
1 A bitter American herb of the bloodwort family (Haemodoraceae),
with small yellow or white flowers in a long spike.
2 Any of several other plants with bitter roots.
3 # ''Aletris'' ''spp.'' ((vern: crow corn))
4 # (taxlink Apocynum androsaemifolium species) ((vern: flytrap
dogbane))
5 # ''Asarum canadense'' (wild ginger)
6 # ''Asclepias tuberosa'' (butterfly milkweed)
7 # (taxlink Dioscorea villosa species) ((vern: Chinaroot), (vern:
wild yam))
8 # (taxlink Liatris squarrosa species) ((vern: scaly blazingstar))
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
colicroot
n.
1 A bitter American herb of the bloodwort family (Haemodoraceae),
with small yellow or white flowers in a long spike.
2 Any of several other plants with bitter roots.
3 # ''Aletris'' ''spp.'' ((vern: crow corn))
4 # (taxlink Apocynum androsaemifolium species) ((vern: flytrap
dogbane))
5 # ''Asarum canadense'' (wild ginger)
6 # ''Asclepias tuberosa'' (butterfly milkweed)
7 # (taxlink Dioscorea villosa species) ((vern: Chinaroot), (vern:
wild yam))
8 # (taxlink Liatris squarrosa species) ((vern: scaly blazingstar))
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
colicroot
n.
1 A bitter American herb of the bloodwort family (Haemodoraceae),
with small yellow or white flowers in a long spike.
2 Any of several other plants with bitter roots.
3 # ''Aletris'' ''spp.'' ((vern: crow corn))
4 # (taxlink Apocynum androsaemifolium species) ((vern: flytrap
dogbane))
5 # ''Asarum canadense'' (wild ginger)
6 # ''Asclepias tuberosa'' (butterfly milkweed)
7 # (taxlink Dioscorea villosa species) ((vern: Chinaroot), (vern:
wild yam))
8 # (taxlink Liatris squarrosa species) ((vern: scaly blazingstar))
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
colicroot
n.
1 A bitter American herb of the bloodwort family (Haemodoraceae),
with small yellow or white flowers in a long spike.
2 Any of several other plants with bitter roots.
3 # ''Aletris'' ''spp.'' ((vern: crow corn))
4 # (taxlink Apocynum androsaemifolium species) ((vern: flytrap
dogbane))
5 # ''Asarum canadense'' (wild ginger)
6 # ''Asclepias tuberosa'' (butterfly milkweed)
7 # (taxlink Dioscorea villosa species) ((vern: Chinaroot), (vern:
wild yam))
8 # (taxlink Liatris squarrosa species) ((vern: scaly blazingstar))
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