The Collaborative International Dictionary
cancer root
Squawroot \Squaw"root`\ (skw[add]"r[=oo]t`), n. (Bot.) A scaly parasitic plant ( Conopholis Americana) found in oak woods in the United States; -- called also cancer root.
Wiktionary
cancer root
n. Any of various low plants, mostly parasitic on roots, such as the beechdrops, the squawroot, etc.
Wikipedia
Cancer root
Cancer root is a common name for several plants in the family Orobanchaceae, particularly genera:
- Conopholis
- Orobanche