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Culver's root
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English
Etymology
Named after a Dr. Culver, who used it.
Noun
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The root of the herb Veronicastrum virginicum species, used as a cathartic and emetic.
Synonyms
en Culver's physic
See also
culverfoot (Geranium molle species)
culverkeys (Fraxinus excelsior species; Aquilegia vulgaris species, Scilla nutans species; Primula veris species, Orchis mascula species)
culvers 1 (Scilla nutans species)
culverwort (Aquilegia vulgaris species)
en eponyms
en Plantain family plants