Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Xanthorhiza \Xan`tho*rhi"za\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xanqo`s yellow +
   "ri`za root.] (Bot.)
   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.