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Definitions

Noun

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

Synonyms

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bear cornblue cohoshblueberry rootcaulophyllum thalictrioidescaulophyllum thalictroidesoak root parasite

Antonyms

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autotrophic plantnonparasitic plantphotosynthetic plant

Etymology

From squaw + root.