snakeroot
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1. any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads (noun.plant)
hyponym | : | dotted gayfeather, liatris punctata, |
definition | : | herb with many stems bearing narrow slender wands of crowded rose-lavender flowers; central United States and Canada to Texas and northern Mexico (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | dense blazing star, liatris pycnostachya, |
definition | : | perennial of southeastern and central United States having very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for cut flowers (noun.plant) |
member meronym | : | genus liatris, liatris, |
definition | : | genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous roots (noun.plant) |
2. 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 (noun.plant)
hypernym | : | herb, herbaceous plant, |
definition | : | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant) |
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