CANKERWEED

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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

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Nouns denoting plants

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)

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