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STONEROOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stoneroot mean?
• STONEROOT (noun)
The noun STONEROOT has 1 sense:
1. erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States
Familiarity information: STONEROOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Collinsonia canadensis; horse balm; horseweed; richweed; stone-root; stone root; stoneroot
Hypernyms ("stoneroot" 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 ("stoneroot" is a member of...):
Collinsonia; genus Collinsonia (small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States)
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