Dictionary - Definition of BLACKROOT


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. An alternative spelling for "Colicroot": A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in a long spike (Aletris farinosa and A. aurea). Called sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and unicorn root.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Blackroot" is a common misspelling or typo for: Blackfoot.

Date "Blackroot" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. An alternative spelling for "Colicroot": A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in a long spike (Aletris farinosa and A. aurea). Called sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and unicorn root.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "BLACKROOT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: BLACKROOT