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squawroot

Syllabification: (squaw·root)
Pronunciation: /ˈskwôˌro͞ot/
Definition of squawroot

noun

  • either of two North American plants.
    • a yellow-brown parasitic plant related to the broomrape (Conopholis americana, family Orobanchaceae). the blue cohosh.See cohosh

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