coptis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Coptis
    n 1: small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes
         and white or yellow flowers [syn: {Coptis}, {genus Coptis}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Coptis \Coptis\ n.
   small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and
   white or yellow flowers.

   Syn: genus {Coptis}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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