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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of shrubby ranunculaceous plants of North America, including only the species
Xanthorhiza apiifolia , which has roots of a deep yellow color; yellowroot. The bark is intensely bitter, and is sometimes used as a tonic.
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Arracacha Arracacha is the root of a South American member of the carrot family, Arracacia xanthorhiza.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Arracacha Arracacha is the root of a South American member of the carrot family, Arracacia xanthorhiza.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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