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cancerroot

[ kan-ser-root, -root ]

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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cancerroot1

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

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