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ALETRIS FARINOSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Aletris farinosa mean?
• ALETRIS FARINOSA (noun)
The noun ALETRIS FARINOSA has 1 sense:
1. colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States
Familiarity information: ALETRIS FARINOSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
ague grass; ague root; Aletris farinosa
Hypernyms ("Aletris farinosa" is a kind of...):
colic root; colicroot; crow corn; star grass; unicorn root (any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic)
Holonyms ("Aletris farinosa" is a member of...):
Aletris; genus Aletris (small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae)
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