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COPTIS TRIFOLIA

\kˈɒptiz tɹa͡ɪfˈə͡ʊli͡ə], \kˈɒptiz tɹa‍ɪfˈə‍ʊli‍ə], \k_ˈɒ_p_t_i_z t_ɹ_aɪ_f_ˈəʊ_l_iə]\

Definitions of COPTIS TRIFOLIA

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Threeleaved goldthread; indigenous to the northern regions of North America. It resembles quassia in its properties as a simple bitter, and has been used in aphthae as a detergent.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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