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Definition of Hydrastis
1. Noun. Small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan.
Exact synonyms: Genus Hydrastis
Generic synonyms: Magnoliid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Buttercup Family, Crowfoot Family, Family Ranunculaceae, Ranunculaceae
Member holonyms: Golden Seal, Goldenseal, Hydrastis Canadensis, Turmeric Root, Yellow Root
Generic synonyms: Magnoliid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Buttercup Family, Crowfoot Family, Family Ranunculaceae, Ranunculaceae
Member holonyms: Golden Seal, Goldenseal, Hydrastis Canadensis, Turmeric Root, Yellow Root
Definition of Hydrastis
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Medical Definition of Hydrastis
1. The dried rhizome of Hydrastis canadensis (family Ranunculaceae), a native of the eastern U.S.; formerly used in the treatment of chronic catarrhal states of the mucous membranes and in metrorrhagia. Synonym: golden seal, jaundice root, yellow root. Origin: Mod. L. Fr. G. Hydor (hydro-), water, + drao, to accomplish (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydrastis
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