ˈcrinkle-root U.S.
= pepperwort 1 b.
| 1847 Knickerbocker XXIX. 377 Sassafras is ‘coming good’ now too in the woods; and so is ‘crinkle-root’. 1899 H. Van Dyke Fisherman's Luck iv. 74 Crinkle-root is spicy, but you must partake of it delicately, or it will bite your tongue. |