Zanthorhiza

noun

Zan·​tho·​rhi·​za

ˌzan(t)thəˈrīzə

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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from xanth- + -rhiza

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