wormgrass

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noun

Spigelia marilandica, the pinkroot.

Similar
Indian pinkwormroot
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Meanings

nounwormgrass (usually uncountable, plural wormgrasses)

plural wormgrasses

  1. uncountableusuallySpigelia marilandica, the pinkroot.

    Synonyms: Indian pink, wormroot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSpigelia marilandica, the pinkroot.

Similar
Indian pinkwormroot
Also see
pinkrootwormroot

Origin

From worm + grass, from its use as an anthelminthic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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