Culver's physic

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(Bot.) The root of a handsome erect herb (Leptandra Virginica syn. Veronica Virginica) common in most moist woods of North America , used as an active cathartic and emetic; also, the plant itself.

Noun

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Culver's physic - a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America Synonyms: Culver's root, Culvers physic, Culvers root, Veronicastrum virginicum, whorlywort

asterid dicot genus, Culver's root, Culvers physic, Culvers root, family Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family, Scrophulariaceae, Veronicastrum virginicum, whorlywort