squawroot

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noun

Conopholis americana which is parasitic on the roots of other trees.

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Meanings

nounsquawroot (countable and uncountable, plural squawroots)

plural squawroots · alternative squaw root

  1. Either of two not closely related plants from eastern North America:
    1. countableuncountableConopholis americana which is parasitic on the roots of other trees.
    2. countableuncountableTrillium erectum, that has foul-smelling, yellow to purple flowers.

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 rootsquaw rootCaulophyllum thalictrioidesCaulophyllum thalictroides
Broader
shrubbush
Also see
blue cohoshpapoose root

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From squaw + root.

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APA

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

MLA

“squawroot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squawroot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squawroot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squawroot.

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