ague root

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	colic root, colicroot, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root,
definition	:	any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	aletris, genus aletris,
definition	:	small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae (noun.plant)