English-Thai Dictionary
toothwort
N พืช จำพวก Lathraee squamaria
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TOOTHWORT
n.A plant whose roots resemble human teeth, such as the Lathroea squamaria, various species of Dentaria, the Ophrys corallorrhiza, etc. This name is also given to the lead-wort, of the genus Plumbago, form its toothed corol.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TOOTHWORT
TOOTHWORT Tooth "wort `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as certain plants of the genus Lathræa, and various species of Dentaria. See Coralwort.
New American Oxford Dictionary
toothwort
tooth |wort |ˈtuːθwəːt | ▶noun a Eurasian plant which is parasitic on the roots of hazel and beech, with a thick rhizome bearing rows of tooth-like scales. ●Lathraea squamaria, family Scrophulariaceae (or Orobanchaceae ).
Oxford Dictionary
toothwort
tooth |wort |ˈtuːθwəːt | ▶noun a Eurasian plant which is parasitic on the roots of hazel and beech, with a thick rhizome bearing rows of tooth-like scales. ●Lathraea squamaria, family Scrophulariaceae (or Orobanchaceae ).
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