pegroots

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pegroots - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Setterwort \Set"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
     The bear's-foot (Helleborus f[oe]tidus); -- so called
     because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons
     into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also pegroots. --Dr.
     Prior.
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  Pegroots \Peg"roots`\ (p[e^]g"r[=oo]ts`), n.
     Same as Setterwort.
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