unicorn root

noun

A flowering plant of the genus Aletris.

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colicrootcolic rootcrow cornstar grass
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Meanings

noununicorn root (usually uncountable, plural unicorn roots)

plural unicorn roots

  1. uncountableusuallyA flowering plant of the genus Aletris.

    Synonyms: colicroot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA flowering plant of the genus Aletris.

Similar
colicroot

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic

Similar
colicrootcolic rootcrow cornstar grass
Broader
liliaceous plant
Also see
colicrootstar grass

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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unicorn root. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unicorn%20root

MLA

“unicorn root.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unicorn%20root. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unicorn root,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unicorn%20root.

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