noun
small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan
• Syn: ↑Hydrastis
• Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ranunculaceae, ↑family Ranunculaceae, ↑buttercup family, ↑crowfoot family
• Member Meronyms: ↑goldenseal, ↑golden seal, ↑yellow root, ↑turmeric root, ↑Hydrastis Canadensis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.