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    CANKERWEED

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthesplay

    Synonyms:

    cankerweed; Nabalus alba; Prenanthes alba; white lettuce

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

    rattlesnake root (a plant of the genus Nabalus)

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

    genus Nabalus; Nabalus (genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Prenanthes)

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