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Balsamroot
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1. balsamroot
a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Balsamroot
see synonyms of balsamrootn.
Any of several western North American perennial herbs of the genus Balsamorhiza in the composite family, having radiate heads of yellow flowers. The large roots of some species were used as food by certain Native American peoples.
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