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Noun: Coptis
  1. Small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers
    - genus Coptis

Type of: magnoliid dicot genus

Part of: buttercup family, crowfoot family, family Ranunculaceae, Ranunculaceae

Encyclopedia: Coptis