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colicroot definition

☆ colic·root (-ro̵̅o̅t′)

noun

  1. a North American bitter herb (Aletris farinosa) of the lily family, with white or yellow flowers
  2. any of certain other plants, as butterfly weed, supposed to cure colic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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