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squawroot definition

☆ squaw·root (skwô′ro̵̅o̅t′)

noun

  1. an E North American yellowish-brown, scaly, leafless plant (Conopholis americana) of the broomrape family, parasitic on the roots of some trees, esp. oaks
  2. a purple trillium (Trillium erectum)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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