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    AMERICAN SPIKENARD

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexicoplay

    Synonyms:

    American spikenard; Aralia racemosa; life-of-man; petty morel

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("American spikenard" is a kind of...):

    subshrub; suffrutex (low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base)

    Holonyms ("American spikenard" is a member of...):

    genus Aralia (type genus of Araliaceae; large widely distributed genus of shrubs and trees and vines: spikenard; Hercules'-club)

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