STONE-ROOT

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Meaning:

Erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States

Synonyms:

Collinsonia canadensis; horse balm; horseweed; richweed; stone-root; stone root; stoneroot

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("stone-root" 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 ("stone-root" is a member of...):

Collinsonia; genus Collinsonia (small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States)

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