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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A perennial herb (Silphium perfoliatum) in the composite family, native to central and eastern North America and having showy yellow flower heads and opposite leaves whose bases fuse to form a cup around the stem.
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