ARALIA RACEMOSA

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Meaning:

Unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico

Synonyms:

American spikenard; Aralia racemosa; life-of-man; petty morel

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Aralia racemosa" is a kind of...):

subshrub; suffrutex (low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base)

Holonyms ("Aralia racemosa" is a member of...):

genus Aralia (type genus of Araliaceae; large widely distributed genus of shrubs and trees and vines: spikenard; Hercules'-club)

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