noun
small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers
• Syn: ↑Coptis
• Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ranunculaceae, ↑family Ranunculaceae, ↑buttercup family, ↑crowfoot family
• Member Meronyms: ↑goldthread, ↑golden thread, ↑Coptis groenlandica, ↑Coptis trifolia groenlandica
Useful english dictionary. 2012.