Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
shrub-yellowroot . - noun An American herb, Hydrastis Canadensis, named also orange-root, yellow puccoon, Indian paint, turmeric-root, and especially (in medicine) goldenseal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
xanthorhiza . - noun Same as
orangeroot .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Xanthorhiza simplicissima, syn. X. apiifolia, a
North American subshrub whoseroots were formerly used to produce a yellowdye .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
Etymologies
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Examples
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And we got yellowroot and pounded the root and put it on these things.
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The following Sunday being decidedly cooler, Lovey Mary was started off to Miss Viny's in quest of yellowroot.
Lovey Mary Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice 1906
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"Miss Hazy sent me after some yellowroot," said Lovey Mary, listlessly.
Lovey Mary Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice 1906
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So engrossed were the two in selecting and arranging the flowers that neither thought of the yellowroot or its substitute.
Lovey Mary Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice 1906
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In spite, however, of the kind treatment and the regular administration of Miss Viny's herbs and Mrs. Wiggs's yellowroot, Kate grew weaker day by day.
Lovey Mary Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice 1906
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