| English Dictionary |
PAPOOSEROOT
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does papooseroot mean?
• PAPOOSEROOT (noun)
The noun PAPOOSEROOT has 1 sense:
1. tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally
Familiarity information: PAPOOSEROOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
blue cohosh; blueberry root; Caulophyllum thalictrioides; Caulophyllum thalictroides; papoose root; papooseroot; squaw root; squawroot
Hypernyms ("papooseroot" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("papooseroot" is a member of...):
Caulophyllum; genus Caulophyllum (blue cohosh)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"The one who tells the stories rules the world." (Native American proverb, Hopi)
"Dog won't eat dog's meat." (Armenian proverb)
"The maquis has no eyes, but it sees all." (Corsican proverb)