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bowman's root
[boh-muhnz]
noun
an eastern U.S. plant, Gillenia trifoliata, of the rose family, having terminal clusters of white flowers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bowman's root1
1805–15, by folk etymology from beaumont root, from proper name Beaumont
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Stipules linear or subulate, 5-8 mm. long Bowman's Root, Gillenia trifoliata. 73b.
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