(from the article `Ranunculales`) ...by the Hindus since ancient times. The American mayapple was used by the North American Indians to treat warts and is now employed in the ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/146
Squaw'root` noun (Botany) A scaly parasitic plant ( Conopholis Americana ) found in oak woods in the United States; -- called also cancer root . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/178