ALETRIS FARINOSA

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Meaning:

Colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States

Synonyms:

ague grass; ague root; Aletris farinosa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Aletris farinosa" is a kind of...):

colic root; colicroot; crow corn; star grass; unicorn root (any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic)

Holonyms ("Aletris farinosa" is a member of...):

Aletris; genus Aletris (small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae)

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