Triosteum perfoliatum : so named from a Dr. Tinker of New England. It has purgative and emetic properties. Also, erroneously, Tinkar's-root.' name='description'> tinker's-weed - definition and meaning
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tinker's-weed

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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The fever-root, Triosteum perfoliatum : so named from a Dr. Tinker of New England. It has purgative and emetic properties. Also, erroneously, Tinkar's-root.

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