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XANTHORHIZA

Definition: XANTHORHIZA

XANTHORHIZA

Noun

1. A genus of shrubby ranunculaceous plants of North America, including only the species Xanthorhiza apiifolia, which has roots of a deep yellow color; yellowroot. The bark is intensely bitter, and is sometimes used as a tonic.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etymology: Xanthorhiza \Xan`tho*rhi"za\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression xanqo`s yellow "ri`za root.]. (references)


Crosswords: XANTHORHIZA

English words defined with "XANTHORHIZA": Yellowroot. (references)

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Image Slideshow: XANTHORHIZA

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Expression: XANTHORHIZA

Expression using "XANTHORHIZA": Xanthorhiza apiifolia. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: XANTHORHIZA

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
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simplicissima xanthorhiza

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Rhyming with "XANTHORHIZA"

Words rhyming with "XANTHORHIZA" (pronounced 'Xan`tho*rhi"za'): Alcarraza, Bonanza, Boza, Cadenza, Chalaza, Coleorhiza, Colza, Coryza, Ganza, Glycyrrhiza, guereza, influenza, Matanza, Mirza, Morbidezza, Murza, Oryza, Peziza, Piazza, Pileorhiza, Plaza, Romanza, Senza, stanza. (additional references)

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Anagrams: XANTHORHIZA

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-h-h-i-n-o-r-t-x-z"

-4 letters: anthrax, hoatzin, tzarina.

-5 letters: anoxia, antiar, aroint, ration, tarzan, thorax, thoria, zoaria.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: XANTHORHIZA


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

58 41 4E 54 48 4F 52 48 49 5A 41

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01011000 01000001 01001110 01010100 01001000 01001111 01010010 01001000 01001001 01011010 01000001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#88 &#65 &#78 &#84 &#72 &#79 &#82 &#72 &#73 &#90 &#65

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0058 0041 004E 0054 0048 004F 0052 0048 0049 005A 0041

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5835485442495242436035

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Images: Slideshow
4. Expressions
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Rhymes
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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