col·ic·root /ˈkɑlɪkˌrut, ˌrʊt/
Col·ic·root n. A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in a long spike (Aletris farinosa and Aletris aurea). Called sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and unicorn root.
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colicroot
n : any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having
grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
[syn: colic root, crow corn, star grass, unicorn
root]