| NOUN | plant | life-of-man, American spikenard, petty morel, Aralia racemosa | unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels |
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| Meaning | Unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico. | |
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| Synonyms | American spikenard, petty morel, Aralia racemosa | |
| Member of | genus Aralia | type genus of Araliaceae |
| Broader | subshrub, suffrutex | low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base |
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