Definition of Osmorhiza
:a genus of American and Asiatic white-flowered herbs (family Umbelliferae) with decompound leaves and fleshy aromatic roots
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Osmorhiza
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Os·mo·rhi·za
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ˌäzməˈrīzə
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Origin and Etymology of osmorhiza
New Latin, from osm- + -rhiza
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