sweetroot

Definitions

1. liquorice
   countable, uncountable
2. western sweet cicely, western sweetroot (Osmorhiza occidentalis)
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“Like⟳ other members of this large family, sweetroot presents its tiny flowers in terminal, umbrella-shaped inflorescences that do little to assure us that the plant⟳ is not the deadly water hemlock (Cicula douglasii)”

“The plant⟳ is sometimes confused with Osmorhiza chilensis (western sweetroot), which often shares the same habitat. However, unlike red baneberry, sweetroot has a strong licorice-like odor.”

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