Astrantia

noun

As·​tran·​tia

əˈstranch(ē)ə,

-ntēə

: a small genus of Eurasian herbs (family Umbelliferae) having aromatic roots, palmate leaves, and showy flowers in starlike bracted umbels see masterwort sense b

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