genus Hydrastis

Definitions of genus Hydrastis
  1. noun
    small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan
    synonyms: Hydrastis
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    type of:
    magnoliid dicot genus
    genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
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