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balsam root 
the Oregon sunflower, Balsamorrhiza sagittata, the roots of which were an important source of food for the Indians in the West.
- 1925 Balsam-Root . . . This root is also quite sweet when cooked. . . .
- 1950 The balsam root had many uses among the natives.
- 1952 The most typical montane landscape . . . is a scattered parklike stand of ponderosa pine amidst a steppe vegetation of bunch grass . . . balsam root. . . .
- 1925 Balsam-Root . . . This root is also quite sweet when cooked. . . .