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  • noun Plural form of toothwort.

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Examples

  • "toothworts" (Dentaria), also in the mustard family, are the primary food source for the caterpillar stage of this butterfly.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Zuska none@example.com 2010

  • The toothworts and broom rapes are Draconidæ, I think, and wholly parasites.

    Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers John Ruskin 1859

  • Invasions of garlic mustard are causing local extirpations of the toothworts, and chemicals in garlic mustard appear to be toxic to the eggs of the butterfly, as evidenced by their failure to hatch when laid on garlic mustard plants.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Zuska none@example.com 2010

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