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    BALSAMROOT

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taprootsplay

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    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("balsamroot" is a kind of...):

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

    Holonyms ("balsamroot" is a member of...):

    Balsamorhiza; genus Balsamorhiza (genus of coarse western American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam)

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