squawroot

noun

squaw·​root ˈskwȯ-ˌrüt 

-ˌru̇t

plural squawroots

1

: a North American scaly herb (Conopholis americana) of the broomrape family parasitic especially on oak roots

2

: black cohosh

Word History

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for squawroot

• acute
• aleut
• astute
• beetroot
• breadfruit
• cheroot
• commute
• compute
• confute
• dilute
• dispute
• elute