cancerroot

cancerroot
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: cancer + root; probably from its use in folk medicine as a cancer remedy
: any of several root parasites of the family Orobanchaceae (as the squawroot)

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/kan"seuhr rooht', -root'/, n.
any parasitic plant of the genus Orobanche, esp. O. uniflora, of North America, having pale, leafless stalks bearing a single white or purplish flower.
[1705-15; CANCER + ROOT1; so called from its folk-medicinal use in treating cancerous growths]

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  • cancerroot — /kan seuhr rooht , root /, n. any parasitic plant of the genus Orobanche, esp. O. uniflora, of North America, having pale, leafless stalks bearing a single white or purplish flower. [1705 15; CANCER + ROOT1; so called from its folk medicinal use… …   Universalium

  • yellow cancerroot — noun : a leafless scaly parasitic herb (Orobanche fasciculata) of western No. America having solitary purplish yellow irregular flowers …   Useful english dictionary

  • pale broomrape — noun : yellow cancerroot …   Useful english dictionary

  • squaw-drops — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun plural but singular in construction 1. : cancerroot 2. : squawroot 1 …   Useful english dictionary

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