YELLOW ROOT
Dictionary entry overview: What does yellow root mean? • YELLOW ROOT (noun)
The noun YELLOW ROOT has 1 sense:
1. perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
Familiarity information: YELLOW ROOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• YELLOW ROOT (noun)
Meaning:
Perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
golden seal; goldenseal; Hydrastis Canadensis; turmeric root; yellow root
Hypernyms ("yellow root" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("yellow root" is a member of...):
genus Hydrastis; Hydrastis (small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan)
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