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    YELLOW ROOT

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leavesplay

    Synonyms:

    golden seal; goldenseal; Hydrastis Canadensis; turmeric root; yellow root

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("yellow root" 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 ("yellow root" is a member of...):

    genus Hydrastis; Hydrastis (small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan)

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