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TURMERIC ROOT
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
Synonyms:
golden seal; goldenseal; Hydrastis Canadensis; turmeric root; yellow root
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("turmeric 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 ("turmeric 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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