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Noun: yellow root
  1. Perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
    - goldenseal, golden seal, turmeric root, Hydrastis Canadensis

Derived forms: yellow roots

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: genus Hydrastis, Hydrastis

Encyclopedia: Yellow root