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Zanthorhiza

noun
Zan·​tho·​rhi·​za | \ ˌzan(t)thəˈrīzə\

Definition of Zanthorhiza

: a small genus of North American low shrubby plants (family Berberidaceae) with purplish brown flowers and very bitter yellow roots

History and Etymology for Zanthorhiza

New Latin, irregular from xanth- + -rhiza

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