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Definition of Squawroot
1. Noun. Tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally.
Exact synonyms: Blue Cohosh, Blueberry Root, Caulophyllum Thalictrioides, Caulophyllum Thalictroides, Papoose Root, Papooseroot, Squaw Root
Group relationships: Caulophyllum, Genus Caulophyllum
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Caulophyllum, Genus Caulophyllum
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Definition of Squawroot
1. n. A scaly parasitic plant (Conopholis Americana) found in oak woods in the United States; -- called also cancer root.
Definition of Squawroot
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Medical Definition of Squawroot
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