Culver's root

Culver's root
1. the root of a tall plant, Veronicastrum virginicum, of the figwort family, having spikelike clusters of small, white, tubular flowers, used in medicine as a cathartic and emetic.
2. the plant.
[1710-20, Amer.; named after Dr. Culver, 17th-18th-century American physician]

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  • Culver's root — noun a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America • Syn: ↑Culvers root, ↑Culver s physic, ↑Culvers physic, ↑whorlywort, ↑Veronicastrum virginicum • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus …   Useful english dictionary

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