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Definition of Roseroot
1. n. A fleshy-leaved herb (Rhodiola rosea); rosewort; -- so called because the roots have the odor of roses.
Definition of Roseroot
1. Noun. ''Rhodiola rosea'', a perennial crassulaceous plant that grows in cold regions. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Roseroot
1. a perennial herb [n -S]
Medical Definition of Roseroot
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Roseroot
Literary usage of Roseroot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Wild Garden by Robinson, William, F. L. S., F.L.S. William Robinson, W. Robinson (1870)
"Then we come to the roseroot (Sedum Rhodiola) and the tribe of neat, pretty, ...
The roseroot is so called from the drying root-stock smelling like roses. ..."
2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1892)
"... covered with golden blossom the size of pea-flowers, although the common broom
had long past its blooming, now showed itself as well as roseroot sedum, ..."
3. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1848)
"The root, roseroot, when dry, has a very pleasant smell, and is slightly astringent.
It is not used. RHO'DINUS, Rko'dius, Rosa'ceus, Ro'seus, Rosa'tus. ..."
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