colic root vs ague root

colic root and ague root both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
colic root	Yes	No	No	No
ague root	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ague root is a hyponym of colic root; that is, ague root is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than colic root:

colic root: any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
ague root: colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States

Other hyponyms of colic root include ague grass, Aletris farinosa, Aletris aurea, yellow colicroot.

colic root (noun)	ague root (noun)
any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic	colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States