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hydrastis

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hydrastis [haɪˈdræstɪs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any ranunculaceous plant of the genus Hydrastis, of Japan and E North America, such as goldenseal, having showy foliage and ornamental red fruits
[New Latin, from Greek hydro- + -astis, of unknown origin]
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Noun1.Hydrastis - small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan
genus Hydrastis
magnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
buttercup family, crowfoot family, family Ranunculaceae, Ranunculaceae - a family of Ranunculaceae
golden seal, goldenseal, Hydrastis Canadensis, turmeric root, yellow root - perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves


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If only for this reason, we should be encouraging the cultivation of Hydrastis canadensis and other native medicinal plants in an effort to bring them back in bountiful numbers throughout the Southern Appalachian Mountains, their native habitat.
A forest garden of medicinal plants by Eidus, Robert A. / New Life Journal
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