blackroot English

Meaning blackroot meaning

What does blackroot mean?

blackroot noun

— Several North American plants with black roots

— Either of two species in the genus Pterocaulon: Pterocaulon pycnostachyum and Pterocaulon virgatum

— Culver's root, Veronicastrum virginicum

— Colicroot, Aletris farinosa

— Several plant diseases caused by fungi in the genus Aphanomyces that cause roots to rot and turn black.