genus Hydrastis

genus Hydrastis
noun
small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan
Syn: ↑Hydrastis
Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus
Member Meronyms: ↑goldenseal, ↑golden seal, ↑yellow root, ↑turmeric root, ↑Hydrastis Canadensis

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  • Hydrastis — noun small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan • Syn: ↑genus Hydrastis • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Ranunculaceae, ↑family… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hydrastis — ID 41320 Symbol Key HYDRA2 Common Name hydrastis Family Ranunculaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Hydrastis Canadensis — noun perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves • Syn: ↑goldenseal, ↑golden seal, ↑yellow root, ↑turmeric root • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hydrastis canadensis — ID 41321 Symbol Key HYCA Common Name goldenseal Family Ranunculaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Hydrastis Canadensis — Golden Gold en (g[=o]ld n), a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden, from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Made of gold; consisting of gold. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hydrastis — The dried rhizome of H. canadensis (family Ranunculaceae), a native of the eastern U.S.; formerly used in the treatment of chronic catarrhal states of the mucous membranes and in metrorrhagia. SYN: golden seal, jaundice root, yellow root. [Mod. L …   Medical dictionary

  • hydrastis — /huy dras tis/, n. goldenseal (def. 2). [ < NL (Linnaeus), the genus name < Gk hydr HYDR 1 + NL astis < ?] * * * …   Universalium

  • magnoliid dicot genus — noun genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hyponyms: ↑Annona, ↑genus Annona, ↑Asimina, ↑genus Asimina, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Goldenseal — Conservation status Apparently Secure (NatureServe) …   Wikipedia

  • buttercup family — noun a family of Ranunculaceae • Syn: ↑Ranunculaceae, ↑family Ranunculaceae, ↑crowfoot family • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Ranales, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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