| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Noun | 1. Small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "Aletris" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
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| Aletris aurea | Colicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers; smaller than Aletris farinosa; southeastern United States. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Aletris farinosa | Colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Genus Aletris | Small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Extended Definition: AletrisAletris
Aletris (Colicroot, Colicweed, Crow corn, Unicorn root) is a genus of flowering plants in the Melanthiaceae family. External linksSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Aletris". Image Credit. |
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| Deutsch | Leuchtstern (Aletris), Leuchtsternwurzel (Aletris root). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Aletris. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | alétris (blazing star, Aletris), racine de alétris (Aletris root), racine d'alétris (Aletris root). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Aletris. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | alétris (blazing star, Aletris), racine de alétris (Aletris root), racine d'alétris (Aletris root). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Aletris. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | Leuchtstern (Aletris), Leuchtsternwurzel (Aletris root). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Aletris. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | Leuchtstern (Aletris), Leuchtsternwurzel (Aletris root). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Aletris. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | Leuchtstern (Aletris), Leuchtsternwurzel (Aletris root). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Aletris. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | raíz de aletris (aletris root). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, Aletris. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
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