dragonroot
[ drag-uhn-root, -root ]
noun
See under dragon (def. 8).
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Slippery elm or "dragonroot" sticks for cleaning teeth can be got at chemists' shops as samples.
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British Dictionary definitions for dragonroot
dragonroot
/ (ˈdræɡənˌruːt) /
noun
a North American aroid plant, Arisaema dracontium, having a greenish spathe and a long pointed spadix
the tuberous root of this plant, formerly used in medicine as an expectorant and diaphoretic
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