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bowman's root

[ boh-muh nz ]

/ ˈboʊ mənz /

noun

an eastern U.S. plant, Gillenia trifoliata, of the rose family, having terminal clusters of white flowers.

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Nearby words

bowls, bowman, bowman's capsule, bowman's gland, bowman's membrane, bowman's root, bowman's space, bowpot, bowrider, bowsaw, bowse

Origin of bowman's root

1805–15, Americanism; by folk etymology from beaumont root, from proper name Beaumont

Also called false ipecac, Indian physic.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019