HORSE GENTIAN

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Meaning:

Coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers

Synonyms:

feverroot; horse gentian; tinker's root; Triostium perfoliatum; wild coffee

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("horse gentian" 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 ("horse gentian" is a member of...):

genus Triostium; Triostium (genus of Asiatic and North American herbs: feverroot)

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