- colicroot, colic root, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root - any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
--1 is a kind of liliaceous plant
--1 is a member of Aletris, genus Aletris
--1 has particulars:ague root, ague grass, Aletris farinosa; yellow colicroot, Aletris aurea