bowman's root
[ boh-muh nz ]
/ ˈboʊ mənz /
noun
an eastern U.S. plant, Gillenia trifoliata, of the rose family, having terminal clusters of white flowers.
Also called
false ipecac,
Indian physic.
Origin of bowman's root
1805–15,
Americanism; by folk etymology from
beaumont root, from proper name
Beaumont
Words nearby bowman's root
bowls,
bowman,
bowman's capsule,
bowman's gland,
bowman's membrane,
bowman's root,
bowman's space,
bowpot,
bowrider,
bowsaw,
bowse