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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A popular name given in the United States to plants of the genus Gillenia, perennial rosaceous herbs, the roots of which are used as a mild emetic.
- noun A name of Ludwigia alternifolia.
- noun Also called
beaumont-root .
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