What does "squawroot" mean?

Either of two not closely related plants from eastern North America:; Conopholis americana which is parasitic on the roots of other trees.

Squawroot

Common synonyms include: blue cohosh, blue cohosh, blueberry root, caulophyllum thalictrioides, caulophyllum thalictroides, papoose root.

noun

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Noun

1
Either of two not closely related plants from eastern North America:; Conopholis americana which is parasitic on the roots of other trees. countable, uncountable
2
tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally wordnet
3
Either of two not closely related plants from eastern North America:; Trillium erectum, that has foul-smelling, yellow to purple flowers. countable, uncountable

From squaw + root.

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