CONOPHOLIS

Meaning of CONOPHOLIS in English

-ˈnäfələ̇s noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from con- (II) + -pholis

: a small genus of parasitic scaly herbs (family Orobanchaceae) with flowers in a thick spike — see squawroot

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SQUAWROOT — noun Date: circa 1848 a North American scaly herb ( Conopholis americana ) of the broomrape family parasitic especially on …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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