toothwort

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noun

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

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crinklerootcrinkle-rootcrinkle rootpepper rootCardamine diphyllaDentaria diphylla
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Meanings

nountoothwort (plural toothworts)

plural toothworts

  1. Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Lathraea.
  2. Any of the species of plants in subgenus Cardamine subg. Dentaria, formerly genus Dentaria.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNorth American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots

Similar
crinklerootcrinkle-rootcrinkle rootpepper rootCardamine diphyllaDentaria diphylla
Broader
bittercressbitter cress
Also see
coralwortcrinkleroot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tooth + wort. From having an appearance similar to teeth.

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Translations

Bulgarian горска майка
  • горска майка (gorska majka)plant of the genus Lathraea
Dutch schubwortel
  • schubwortelplant of the genus Lathraea
French lathrée
  • lathréeplant of the genus Lathraea
German Schuppenwurz
  • Schuppenwurzplant of the genus Lathraea
Polish łuskiewnik
  • łuskiewnikplant of the genus Lathraea
Romanian mama-pădurii
  • mama-păduriiplant of the genus Lathraea
Welsh deintlys
  • deintlysplant of the genus Lathraea
Cite this entry
APA

toothwort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothwort

MLA

“toothwort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothwort. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toothwort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothwort.

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