clover-root

Definitions of clover-root
  1. noun
    hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally
    synonyms: Geum urbanum, cloveroot, herb bennet, wood avens
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    type of:
    avens
    any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers
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