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GOLDTHREAD
goldthread, golden thread, Coptis groenlandica, Coptis trifolia groenlandica
(noun) low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
goldthread (plural goldthreads)
Any of the genus Coptis of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Asia and North America.
Source: Wiktionary
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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