Cloveroot (Noun)
Meaning
Hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The cloveroot plant was used in traditional medicine for its astringent properties.
- The dried and powdered cloveroot was added to tea to aid in digestion.
- In medieval times, cloveroot was used to treat a variety of ailments, including fever and inflammation.
- The herbalist carefully harvested the cloveroot from the field, taking care not to damage the delicate roots.
- Cloveroot was once a common ingredient in herbal remedies, but its use has largely fallen out of favor in modern medicine.