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pigroot

The English word “pigroot” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An area of soil where pigs have turned up the ground with their snouts looking for worms, insects, and plant roots to eat.
  2. Any plant of the genus Sisyrinchium.
  3. An instance of pigrooting

verb

  1. To lower the head, firmly plant the forelegs, and kick upwards with the hindlegs.

Etymology

From pig + root.

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