redgal

noun

red·​gal ˈred-ˌgal 

: a tropical American vining shrub (Morinda royoc) of the family Rubiaceae with white or reddish flowers and a yellowish berrylike fruit

called also yellowroot

Word History

First Known Use

2005, in the meaning defined above

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