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noun
A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the root of which is used in medicine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: cohosh, papoose root, squawroot
Antonyms: none provided
noun
tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: blueberry root, papooseroot, papoose root, squawroot, squaw root, Caulophyllum thalictrioides, Caulophyllum thalictroides
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
History
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