Culver's root

noun

1. a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America

   Synonyms

   • Culver's root, Culvers root, Culver's physic, Culvers physic, whorlywort, Veronicastrum virginicum

   Less specific

   • asterid dicot genus

   Member of

   • Scrophulariaceae, family Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family