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Definition of: pinkroot
(pingk′r
t′, -r
t′) noun
1. The root of any of several perennial herbs (genus Spigelia), especially the Carolina pinkroot with bright red flowers (S. marilandica), a well–known anthelminthic: also called worm-root.
2. A plant yielding this root.
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