- squawroot
- noun Date: circa 1848 a North American scaly herb (Conopholis americana) of the broomrape family parasitic especially on oak roots
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Squawroot — Squaw root (skw[add] r[=oo]t ), n. (Bot.) A scaly parasitic plant ({Conopholis Americana}) found in oak woods in the United States; called also {cancer root}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squawroot — ☆ squawroot [skwô′ro͞ot΄ ] n. 1. an E North American yellowish brown, scaly, leafless plant (Conopholis americana) of the broomrape family, parasitic on the roots of some trees, esp. oaks 2. a purple trillium (Trillium erectum) … English World dictionary
squawroot — vingirinis stieblapis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Raugerškinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, maistinis, vaistinis augalas (Caulophyllum thalictroides), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. Naudojamas gėrimams (kavos pakaitalui) gaminti. atitikmenys: lot … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
squawroot — /skwaw rooht , root /, n. 1. a fleshy, leafless plant, Conopholis americana, of the broomrape family, native to eastern North America, having a stout, yellowish, conelike stalk of lipped flowers, and growing in clusters, esp. under oaks. 2. the… … Universalium
squawroot — noun a) Either of two, unrelated plants from eastern North America b) Conopholis americana which is parasitic on the roots of other trees … Wiktionary
squawroot — squaw•root [[t]ˈskwɔˌrut, ˌrʊt[/t]] n. pln a fleshy, leafless plant, Conopholis americana, of the broomrape family, native to E North America, parasitic on oak and hemlock roots • Etymology: 1805–15, amer … From formal English to slang
squawroot — noun tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally • Syn: ↑blue cohosh, ↑blueberry root, ↑papooseroot, ↑papoose root, ↑squaw root, ↑Caulophyllum thalictrioides,… … Useful english dictionary
cancer root — Squawroot Squaw root (skw[add] r[=oo]t ), n. (Bot.) A scaly parasitic plant ({Conopholis Americana}) found in oak woods in the United States; called also {cancer root}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Conopholis Americana — Squawroot Squaw root (skw[add] r[=oo]t ), n. (Bot.) A scaly parasitic plant ({Conopholis Americana}) found in oak woods in the United States; called also {cancer root}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Conopholis — Mexican cancer root Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
