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Webster 1913 Edition
Yellowroot
Yel′low-rootˊ
,Noun.
(Bot.)
Any one of several plants with yellow roots.
Specifically: (a)
See
Xanthorhiza
. (b)
Same as
Orangeroot
. Definition 2024
yellowroot
yellowroot
English
Noun
yellowroot (uncountable)
- Xanthorhiza simplicissima, syn. X. apiifolia, a North American subshrub whose roots were formerly used to produce a yellow dye.