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Culver's root

noun

  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.

Culver's root

/ ˈkʌlvəz /

noun

  1. a tall North American scrophulariaceous plant, Veronicastrum virginicum, having spikes of small white or purple flowers
  2. the dried roots of this plant, formerly used as a cathartic and emetic

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Culver's root1

1710–20, Americanism; named after Dr. Culver, 17th–18th-century American physician

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Culver's root1

C19: named after a Dr Culver, 18th-century American physician

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