Osmorhiza

noun

Os·​mo·​rhi·​za

ˌäzməˈrīzə

: a genus of American and Asiatic white-flowered herbs (family Umbelliferae) with decompound leaves and fleshy aromatic roots

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from osm- + -rhiza

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Rhymes for Osmorhiza

• mycorrhiza
• visa