genus Coptis

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genus Coptis - small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowersCoptismagnoliid 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 RanunculaceaeCoptis groenlandica, Coptis trifolia groenlandica, golden thread, goldthread - low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers