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redroot: Meaning and Definition of

red•root

Pronunciation: (red'rt", -root"), [key]
— n.
  1. a North American plant, Lachnanthes caroliniana (or L. tinctoria), having sword-shaped leaves, woolly, yellowish flowers, and a red root.
  2. any of various other plants having red roots, as the alkanet, Alkanna tinctoria, pigweed, Amaranthus retroflexus, and New Jersey tea, Ceanothus americanus.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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