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Pinkroot

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Noun

1. pinkroot

a fungal disease of onions

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Pinkroot

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noun
1. 
any of several loganiaceous plants of the genus Spigelia, esp S. marilandica, of the southeastern US, having red-and-yellow flowers and pink roots
2. 
the powdered root of this plant, used as a vermifuge
3. 
a fungal disease of onions and related plants resulting in stunted growth and shrivelled pink roots

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Pinkroot

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noun
a plant (Spigelia marilandica) of the logania family, with tufted stems and red flowers with yellow throats, native to the SE U.S.

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Pinkroot

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n.
A perennial plant (Spigelia marilandica) native to the southeast United States having flowers with a tubular corolla that is red outside and yellow inside. The rhizomes and roots were once used as a vermifuge. Also called wormgrass.

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