squawroot
squaw·root
(skwô′ro͞ot′, -ro͝ot′)n.
Any of several North American plants, especially:
a. A parasitic plant (Conopholis americana) having a scaly brownish stem and a conelike inflorescence of tubular yellowish flowers.
b. A trillium (Trillium erectum) having strong-smelling purple to yellow flowers.
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squawroot
(ˈskwɔːˌruːt)n
a North American parasitic herb, Conopholis Americana, that has a root formerly used for medicinal purposes
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squaw•root
(ˈskwɔˌrut, -ˌrʊt)n.
a fleshy, leafless plant, Conopholis americana, of the broomrape family, native to E North America, parasitic on oak and hemlock roots.
[1805–15, Amer.]
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