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    ALETRIS FARINOSA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United Statesplay

    Synonyms:

    ague grass; ague root; Aletris farinosa

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    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Aletris farinosa" is a kind of...):

    colic root; colicroot; crow corn; star grass; unicorn root (any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic)

    Holonyms ("Aletris farinosa" is a member of...):

    Aletris; genus Aletris (small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae)

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