Found 2 items, similar to birthroot.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: birthroot birthroot n : trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in fold medicine especially to ease childbirth [syn: purple trillium , red trillium, Trillium erectum]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Birthroot Birthroot \Birth"root`\, n. (Bot.) An herbaceous plant (Trillium erectum), and its astringent rootstock, which is said to have medicinal properties. [1913 Webster]