Thesaurus: bugbane

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1. n. A perennial white-flowered herb of the order Ranunculaceae and genus Cimiciguga; bugwort. There are several species.
2. n. North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally
3. n. a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects
4. A perennial white-flowered herb of the order Ranunculaceæ and genus Cimiciguga; bugwort. There are several species.
5. A perennial white-flowered herb of the order Ranunculaceæ andgenus Cimiciguga; bugwort. There are several species.
6. n North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally n a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects