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Noun: cankerweed
  1. Herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes
    - white lettuce, Nabalus alba, Prenanthes alba

Derived forms: cankerweeds

Type of: rattlesnake root

Part of: genus Nabalus, Nabalus

Encyclopedia: Cankerweed