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Gold thread

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gold⋅thread

[gohld-thred]
–noun
a white-flowered plant, Coptis trifolia, of the buttercup family, having a slender, yellow root that is sometimes used as a tonic.

Origin:
1770–80, Americanism; gold + thread
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gold·thread   (gōld'thrěd')   
n.  Any of several plants of the genus Coptis, having white flowers, slender yellow roots, ternately divided evergreen leaves, and clusters of follicles.
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