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Noun: American spikenard
  1. Unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico
    - petty morel, life-of-man, Aralia racemosa

Type of: subshrub, suffrutex

Part of: genus Aralia

Encyclopedia: American spikenard