"root doctor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: root doctors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} root doctor (plural root doctors)
  1. (chiefly Southern US) A person who uses roots and other herbal remedies for healing. Tags: Southern-US
    Sense id: en-root_doctor-en-noun-07VcfIga Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Southern US English

Inflected forms

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