toothwort
/tooth-wurt, -wawrt/US // ˈtuθˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt //UK // (ˈtuːθˌwɜːt) //
齿科,齿科植物,牙签,齿龈炎
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a European plant, Lathraea squamaria, of the broomrape family, having a rootstock covered with toothlike scales.
- : Also called pepperroot. any of several plants belonging to the genus Dentaria, of the mustard family, having toothlike projections upon the creeping rootstock.
Examples
The Toothwort (Lathraea) is so called because its scales have a sort of resemblance to human teeth.
Parasitic on the roots of the hazel is found the curious leafless Lathraea Squamaria or toothwort.
The roots are of singular form, almost like human teeth, arranged as scales, whence the name Toothwort.
The botanists call it the toothwort (Dentaria), also pepper-root.
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