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PRONUNCIATION OF BIRTHROOT

birthroot  [ˈbɜːθˌruːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIRTHROOT

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Birthroot is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BIRTHROOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

birthroot

Trillium erectum

Trillium erectum, also known as wake-robin, red trillium, purple trillium, Beth root, or stinking Benjamin, is a species of flowering plant native to the east and north-east of North America. It is a Spring ephemeral, an herbaceous perennial whose life-cycle is synchronised with that of the deciduous forests where it lives. Composite image showing both red and white color morphs of the flower of Trillium erectum. Note that both morphs have a dark purple gynoecium with contrasting anthers This plant grows to about 40 cm in height with a spread of 30 cm, and can tolerate extreme cold in winter, surviving temperatures down to −35 °C. Like all trilliums, its parts are in groups of three, with 3-petalled flowers above whorls of pointed triple leaves. The leaves contain calcium oxalate crystals and crystal raphide, and should not be consumed by humans. The flowers are a deep red colour, though there is a white form. The flowers have the smell of rotting meat, as they are pollinated by flies. The plant takes its name "wake-robin" by analogy with the Robin, which has a red breast heralding spring.

Definition of birthroot in the English dictionary

The definition of birthroot in the dictionary is any of several North American plants of the genus Trillium, esp T. erectum, whose tuber-like roots were formerly used by the Native Americans as an aid in childbirth: family Trilliaceae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIRTHROOT


alumroot
ˈæləmˌruːt
arrowroot
ˈærəʊˌruːt
autoroute
ˈɔːtəʊˌruːt
beetroot
ˈbiːtˌruːt
bitterroot
ˈbɪtəˌruːt
bloodroot
ˈblʌdˌruːt
briarroot
ˈbraɪəˌruːt
brierroot
ˈbraɪəˌruːt
chayroot
ˈtʃeɪˌruːt
colicroot
ˈkɒlɪkˌruːt
coralroot
ˈkɒrəlˌruːt
feverroot
ˈfiːvəˌruːt
gingerroot
ˈdʒɪndʒərˌruːt
grassroot
ˈɡrɑːsˌruːt
pinkroot
ˈpɪŋkˌruːt
redroot
ˈrɛdˌruːt
rinthereout
ˈrɪnðəˌruːt
snakeroot
ˈsneɪkˌruːt
squawroot
ˈskwɔːˌruːt
taproot
ˈtæpˌruːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIRTHROOT

birthday party
birthday present
birthday suit
birthdom
birther
birthing
birthing ball
birthing centre
birthing chair
birthing pool
birthing stool
birthmark
birthname
birthnight
birthplace
birthright
births, marriages and deaths
birthstone
birthwort

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIRTHROOT

aerial root
breadroot
cheroot
china root
club root
crinkleroot
cube root
Culver´s root
enroot
fern root
liquorice root
orrisroot
pleurisy root
root
rose-root
seneca snakeroot
square root
unroot
uproot
white snakeroot

Synonyms and antonyms of birthroot in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Trends of use of birthroot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIRTHROOT»

The term «birthroot» is used very little and occupies the 192.506 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIRTHROOT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about birthroot

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIRTHROOT»

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Sacred Cave: A Novel Set in America's Prehistoric Southeast
They all sang softly to the herbs and they spread out to find the colonies of ripe birthroot. White Deer Woman paused, knelt down, and offered a pinch of bearberry (kinnikinnik) to the largest birthroot in the colony and said, “ Grandmother ...
E. Kavasch, 2005
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The Herb Book: The Most Complete Catalog of Herbs Ever Published
046. 047. BIRTHROOT. (Trillium Pendulum) Common Names: Bethroot, coughroot, ground lily, Indian balm, ln~ dian shamrock, jew's-harp plant, lamb's quarter, milk ipecac, nodding wakerobin, pariswort, rattlesnake root, snakebite, ...
John Lust, 2014
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Howard's domestic medicine: being a revised edition of ...
... days ; then mix equal quantities of the drops and milk, and apply till cured." — \ JDr. Wells.~\ A number of other recipes for the preparations of this clar* may be found under the head " Inflammation of the £yes.'' BIRTHROOT EYE WATER.
Horton Howard, 1861
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A synopsis of the flora of the western states
Birthroot. Wake-robin. Trillium. According to De Candolle, the roots of these plants are violently emetic. Lind. 276. Dr. Beach regards them as astringent, pectoral, tonic, antiseptic and alterative. Jieach's Am. Pract. In domestic practice they are ...
John Leonard Riddell, 1835
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The Western Journal of the Medical & Physical Sciences
Birthroot. Wake-robin. Trillium. According to De Candolle, the roots of these plants are violently emetic. Lind. 27G. Dr. Beach regards them as astringent, pectoral, tonic, antiseptic and alterative. Beach's Am. Pract. In domestic practice they are ...
Daniel Drake, 1835
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Healthside
z Birthroot and No. 2, to be given through the day, as directed in the other case, and to repeat the injections three times a day until relieved; which means were persevered in; the medicines were repeated for three or four days, and more than a ...
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What's in a Name?
Birthroot (Trillium pendulum). This herb has many folk names including coughroot and jew's-harp plant. Among traditional healers, the rootstock of this herb was used for coughs, bronchitis, and even bleeding in the lungs. They also found a ...
Susan Osborn, 1999
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The Eighth Arrow: Right, Wrong and Confused Paths according ...
Nish-ba-apo moccasin. ni female operative. Niti woman, adult female. Nisa daughter. Nino sister. Jummnino female friend. Nitiseya cohosh, birthroot, ' woman root'. niim. Carry, bear. Keloniim pipe carrier. nubba. Sweet, sugar, dessert, candy.
Donald N. Panther-Yates
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The New Hiking the Monadnock Region: 44 Nature Walks and ...
See also stinking Benjamin, birthroot Wales Preserve, 159 Walpole, 9,111,113 Wapack Lodge, 150, 168 Wapack National Wildlife Refuge, 138 Wapack Range, 12-13, 137; and Wapack Trail, 12-13, i37 H3. 151 Warner Forest, 111 Warwick ...
Joe Adamowicz, 2007
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Mountain Year: A Southern Appalachian Nature Notebook
Imagine a handsome red species burdened with such names as wake robin, stinking Benjamin, and birthroot. Early settlers, lacking knowledge of migration, tied this species to the spring arrival of robins. Therefore, thev became known as  ...
Barbara G. Hallowell, 1998

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIRTHROOT»

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Mother Earth's wisdom in threes
The plant was once called "birthroot" because of its use to ease the childbirth process for women. Though no part of the trillium is considered ... «Tri City Times, May 15»
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Delivery options numerous for expectant mothers in Whatcom County
In June 2014, she and co-owner Jessie Bradley, also a licensed midwife, opened Birthroot Midwives and Birth Center at 1600 Broadway. «Bellingham Herald, Apr 15»
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“Stinking Benjamin” is the newest Penobscot native
Notes Heather: “A very early flower of spring, trillium erectum, also goes by the name purple trillium or wake-robin, nose-bleed, birthroot or ... «Castine Patriot, Mar 15»
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The Living Landscape: First flowers
Also known as 'tri flower, wakerobin or birthroot, it proliferates all throughout mild regions of North America and even Asia. Another late winter ... «Lake County News, Feb 15»
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Drugs, Medicines, Herbs and Birth Defects
Herbs that induce menstruation (and thus cause abortion) are angelica, birthroot, black cohosh, blue cohosh, motherwort, pennyroyal leaf, ... «Onislam.net, Jan 15»
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Kelly Cambrel, Toni Milbourne - Chronicle Staff , Shepherdstown …
Birthroot pregnancy and childbirth service is located on South Princess Street. Shepherstown Liquors relocated and expanded its offerings this ... «Shepherdstown Chronicle, Jan 15»
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Home births are up and less expensive than hospital births
Licensed midwife Sondra Londino, who recently opened Birthroot Midwifery, a private practice in the Fall Creek area, explains why ... «ithaca.com, Dec 13»
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Trillium gives pleasure in threes
Trillium was so widely used in childbirth that one of the plant's early names was "birthroot." Trilliums are chiefly pollinated by bees and flies. «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Apr 12»

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