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Sanicula

noun

chiefly American herbs: sanicle

• Syn: ↑genus Sanicula

• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Umbelliferae, ↑family Umbelliferae, ↑Apiaceae, ↑family Apiaceae, ↑carrot family

• Member Meronyms: ↑sanicle, ↑snakeroot

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\\səˈnikyələ\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, sanicle, probably diminutive of Latin sanus healthy

: a genus of chiefly American herbs (family Umbelliferae) having palmately compound leaves, unisexual flowers in panicled umbels, and fruit covered with hooked bristles

Useful english dictionary. 2012.