1. small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic and bearing golden-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia; [syn: Aureolaria, genus Aureolaria]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Aureolaria
n 1: small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic
and bearing golden-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in
genus Gerardia [syn: Aureolaria, genus Aureolaria]