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GOLDENSEAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does goldenseal mean?
• GOLDENSEAL (noun)
The noun GOLDENSEAL has 1 sense:
1. perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
Familiarity information: GOLDENSEAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
golden seal; goldenseal; Hydrastis Canadensis; turmeric root; yellow root
Hypernyms ("goldenseal" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("goldenseal" is a member of...):
genus Hydrastis; Hydrastis (small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan)
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