GOLDEN THREAD

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Meaning:

Low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers

Synonyms:

Coptis groenlandica; Coptis trifolia groenlandica; golden thread; goldthread

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("golden thread" 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 ("golden thread" is a member of...):

Coptis; genus Coptis (small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers)

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