crawley root

noun

craw·​ley root

ˈkrȯlē-

: a coralroot (Corallorrhiza odontorhiza) of dry woodlands in eastern and central North America that produces a scape of small white to purple crimson-spotted flowers and has an irregular perennial rootstock which is sometimes collected for use as a diaphoretic

Word History

Etymology

by folk etymology

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