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Pinkroot
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1. pinkroot
a fungal disease of onions
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Pinkroot
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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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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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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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