squaw root

A form of squawroot — Conopholis americana which is parasitic on the roots of other trees.

Similar
blue cohoshblueberry rootpapooserootpapoose rootsquawrootCaulophyllum thalictrioidesCaulophyllum thalictroides
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsquaw root (countable and uncountable, plural squaw roots)

plural squaw roots

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of squawroot.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally

Similar
blue cohoshblueberry rootpapooserootpapoose rootsquawrootCaulophyllum thalictrioidesCaulophyllum thalictroides
Broader
shrubbush
Also see
blue cohoshcohoshpapoose rootsquawroot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

squaw root. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squaw%20root

MLA

“squaw root.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squaw%20root. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squaw root,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squaw%20root.

Source: squaw root on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.