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TINKER'S ROOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tinker's root mean? 

TINKER'S ROOT (noun)
  The noun TINKER'S ROOT has 1 sense:

1. coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowersplay

  Familiarity information: TINKER'S ROOT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TINKER'S ROOT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

feverroot; horse gentian; tinker's root; Triostium perfoliatum; wild coffee

Hypernyms ("tinker's root" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("tinker's root" is a member of...):

genus Triostium; Triostium (genus of Asiatic and North American herbs: feverroot)


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