noun
low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers
• Syn: ↑goldthread, ↑golden thread, ↑Coptis groenlandica
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Coptis, ↑genus Coptis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.