unicorn root

1. 1.

   any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic

   Synonymscolicrootcolic rootcrow cornstar grass

   Broaderliliaceous plant

   Narrowerague rootyellow colicroot

   Part ofAletris

Questions about unicorn root

What does unicorn root mean?

unicorn root means "any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic".

What is another word for unicorn root?

Close synonyms include colicroot, colic root, crow corn, star grass. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is unicorn root a common word?

unicorn root is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.