Actaea

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Actaea - baneberry genus Actaeamagnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiospermsbuttercup family, crowfoot family, family Ranunculaceae, Ranunculaceae - a family of Ranunculaceaecohosh, herb Christopher, baneberry - a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries

Actaea

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Actaea

a genus of plants of the Ranunculaceae family. They are perennial herbs with large, double trefoil leaves. The flowers are in clusters; the fruits are berry-like. There are approximately ten species known in the northern hemisphere. In the USSR there are three species; all are toxic. The most common is baneberry (A. spicata), which grows in the shady forests of the European part of the USSR, the Caucasus, Western Siberia, and Altai.

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Actaea

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Related to Actaea: Cimicifuga, Actaea rubra, Actaea racemosa, Actaea pachypoda

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Synonyms for Actaea

noun baneberry

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genus Actaea

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magnoliid dicot genus
buttercup family
crowfoot family
family Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae
cohosh
herb Christopher
baneberry

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