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Noun: goldenseal  'gówl-dun,seel
  1. Perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
    - golden seal, yellow root, turmeric root, Hydrastis Canadensis

Derived forms: goldenseals, golden seals

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: genus Hydrastis, Hydrastis

Encyclopedia: Goldenseal