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pinkroot

The English word “pinkroot” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A West Indian pinkroot, an annual South American and West Indian plant (Spigelia anthelmia).
  2. A woodland pinkroot (Spigelia marilandica)
  3. The root of these plants, used as a powerful anthelmintic.

Etymology

From pink + root.

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