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cancerroot

American  
[kan-ser-root, -root] / ˈkæn sərˌrut, -ˌrʊt /

noun

  1. any parasitic plant of the genus Orobanche, especially O. uniflora, of North America, having pale, leafless stalks bearing a single white or purplish flower.

Etymology

Origin of cancerroot

1705–15; cancer + root 1; so called from its folk-medicinal use in treating cancerous growths

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