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CANKERWEED
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes
Synonyms:
cankerweed; Nabalus alba; Prenanthes alba; white lettuce
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cankerweed" is a kind of...):
rattlesnake root (a plant of the genus Nabalus)
Holonyms ("cankerweed" is a member of...):
genus Nabalus; Nabalus (genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Prenanthes)