toothwort Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
    crinkleroot; Dentaria diphylla; pepper root; crinkle root; crinkle-root; Cardamine diphylla.

WordNet

Tooth"wort` noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.)A plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as certain plants of the genus Lathræa, and various species of Dentaria. See Coralwort.

Webster 1913