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Noun

1. 1
   A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the root of which is used in medicine. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally wordnet

Synonyms

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blueberry rootcaulophyllum thalictrioidescaulophyllum thalictroidespapoose rootpapooserootsquaw root