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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. See horse-balm and heal-all.

Wiktionary

  1. n. Collinsonia canadensis, a perennial medicinal herb in the mint family, with a very hard root.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Bot.) A North American plant (Collinsonia Canadensis) having a very hard root; horse balm. See Horse balm, under horse.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States
  2. n. erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States
  3. n. erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States

Etymologies

  1. stone +‎ root (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “Having dispensed ointment of yawroot and blue flag and reset and bound the thumb, I settled down to the task of pounding some very aptly named stoneroot in one of the late Beaton's smaller mortars.”

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  1. herbaceous plant
  1. Herb

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  1. horse balm
  1. heal-all

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