toothwort

Any of several eastern North American plants of the genus Cardamine of the mustard family, such as crinkleroot, having fibrous or fleshy rhizomes and palmately divided leaves.

A Eurasian plant (Lathraea squamata) of the figwort family, having scaly cream-colored or pink stems and pinkish flowers.

A plant, Lathræa squamaria, so named from the tooth-like scales on the rootstock and the base of the stem, or according to some from the capsules, which when half-ripe strongly simulate human teeth. Also called clown’s lungwort.

A plant of the genus Dentaria: same as coralwort, 1.

See Plumbago, 2.

The shepherd’s-purse, Capsella Bursapastoris: an old use.

A plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as certain plants of the genus Lathræa, and various species of Dentaria. See coralwort.

Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Lathraea.

North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots