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SANICLE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers

Synonyms:

sanicle; snakeroot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("sanicle" 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sanicle"):

footsteps-of-spring; Sanicula arctopoides (sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow flowers)

purple sanicle; Sanicula bipinnatifida (sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow or red or purple flowers)

European sanicle; Sanicula Europaea (sanicle of Europe and Asia having white to pale pink flowers)

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

genus Sanicula; Sanicula (chiefly American herbs: sanicle)

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