SQUAWROOT

Meaning of SQUAWROOT in English

noun Date: circa 1848 a North American scaly herb ( Conopholis americana ) of the broomrape family parasitic especially on oak roots

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SQUAWROOT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from its use among Indians as a remedy for female disorders 1. : a No. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SQUAWROOT — (n.) A scaly parasitic plant (Conopholis Americana) found in oak woods in the United States; -- called also cancer root.
Английский словарь Webster
SQUAWROOT — ( n. ) A scaly parasitic plant (Conopholis Americana) found in oak woods in the United States; -- called also …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SQUAWROOT — /skwaw"rooht', -root'/ , n. 1. a fleshy, leafless plant, Conopholis americana, of the broomrape family, native to eastern North America, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SQUAWROOT — noun Date: circa 1848 : a North American scaly herb ( Conopholis americana ) of the broomrape family parasitic especially …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SQUAWROOT — noun a scaly parasitic plant (conopholis americana) found in oak woods in the united states; called also cancer root.
Webster English vocab
SQUAWROOT — [squaw.root] n (ca. 1848): a No. American scaly herb (Conopholis americana) of the broomrape family parasitic on oak and hemlock …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SQUAWROOT — 1) стеблелист мощный (Caulophyllum robustum); стеблелист василистниковидный (Caulophyllum thalictroides) 2) заразиха американская (Orobanche americana)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SQUAWROOT — 1) стеблелист мощный ( Caulophyllum robustum ) ; стеблелист василистниковидный ( Caulophyllum thalictroides ) 2) заразиха американская ( Orobanche americana …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SQUAWROOT — Pronunciation: ' skwo ̇ - ˌ rüt, - ˌ ru ̇ t Function: noun Date: circa 1848 : a No. …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
YAMP — ˈyamp noun or yam·pa also yam·pah -mpə ( -s ) Etymology: of Shoshonean origin; akin to Shoshoni yampa yamp, Ute …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SQUAW-DROPS — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun plural but singular in construction 1. : cancerroot 2. : squawroot 1
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELOTILLO — ˌelōˈtē(ˌ)(y)ō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, diminutive of elote ear of green corn, from Nahuatl elotl : squawroot …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EARTH CLUB — noun Etymology: earth (I) + club (staff) : squawroot 1
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONOPHOLIS — -ˈnäfələ̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from con- (II) + -pholis : a small genus of parasitic scaly herbs …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLAPWORT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: clap (III) + wort : squawroot a
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANCERROOT — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: cancer + root; probably from its use in folk medicine as a cancer remedy : any of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLUE COHOSH — noun : a tall herb ( Caulophyllum thalictroides ) of eastern No. America and Asia having triternate leaves, small greenish …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEECHDROPS — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun plural but singular or plural in construction 1. : a low wiry plant ( Epifagus virginiana ) parasitic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BROOMRAPE FAMILY — adj. the plant family Orobanchaceae, characterized by scaly, leafless herbaceous plants that are parasitic on the roots of other plants …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
СТЕБЛЕЛИСТ МОЩНЫЙ — (Caulophyllum robustum) 1) blue cohosh 2) squawroot
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь
СТЕБЛЕЛИСТ ВАСИЛИСТНИКОВИДНЫЙ — (Caulophyllum thalictroides) 1) blue ginseng 2) squawroot
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь
ЗАРАЗИХА АМЕРИКАНСКАЯ — (Orobanche americana) squawroot
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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