1. small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan; [syn: Hydrastis, genus Hydrastis]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Hydrastis
n 1: small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate
leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United
States and Japan [syn: Hydrastis, genus Hydrastis]