AGUE GRASS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ague grass mean? 

• AGUE GRASS (noun)
  The noun AGUE GRASS has 1 sense:

1. colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States

  Familiarity information: AGUE GRASS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AGUE GRASS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

ague grass; ague root; Aletris farinosa

Hypernyms ("ague grass" is a kind of...):

colic root; colicroot; crow corn; star grass; unicorn root (any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic)

Holonyms ("ague grass" is a member of...):

Aletris; genus Aletris (small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae)