Stoneroot
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stoneroot is a noun meaning Collinsonia canadensis, a perennial medicinal herb in the mint family, with a very hard root.
Meaning
Collinsonia canadensis, a perennial medicinal herb in the mint family, with a very hard root.
Example Sentences
Stoneroot is found in moist, shady woods from Maine to Wisconsin, south to Florida and Kansas.
Stoneroot is under the dominion of the Moon. It is used with good effect in chronic catarrh of the bladder, (as are other plants mentioned elsewhere,) whites, and weak stomach.
Stoneroot comes from the rhizome (underground stem) and root of Collinsonia canadensis, a member of the Labiatae family. Native to North America, this plant grows wild from Massachusetts and Vermont west to Wisconsin and south to Florida and Arkansas.
Synonyms for stoneroot
Depending on context, synonyms include horseweed, richweed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include richweed, horseweed, knotroot, colicroot, bloodwort, orangeroot.
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