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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of several North American and East Asian plants of the genus Triosteum of the family Caprifoliaceae, having opposite leaves, small purplish-brown flowers, and usually orange-yellow fruit.

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  • noun coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers

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