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bowman's root

American  
[boh-muhnz] / ˈboʊ mənz /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of bowman's root

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

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