About The Word Senecas
Learn about the word Senecas to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Senecas definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Senecas
| Senecas Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Senecas?Synonyms | Synonyms for Senecas: Related Terms | Find terms related to Senecas: See Also | Senecas In Webster's Dictionary \Sen"e*cas\, n. pl.; sing. {Seneca}. (Ethnol.)
A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Western
New York. This tribe was the most numerous and most warlike
of the Five Nations.
{Seneca grass}(Bot.), holy grass. See under {Holy}.
{Seneca eil}, petroleum or naphtha.
{Seneca root}, or {Seneca snakeroot} (Bot.), the rootstock of
an American species of milkworth ({Polygala Senega})
having an aromatic but bitter taste. It is often used
medicinally as an expectorant and diuretic, and, in large
doses, as an emetic and cathartic. [Written also {Senega
root}, and {Seneka root}.]
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Cutting ‐ the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the…
- Family entolomataceae ‐ a family of fungi belonging to the order…
- Cacodemon ‐ (Greek) an…
- Tomahawk ‐ weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American indians…
- Request ‐ a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an…
- Genus corchorus ‐ widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially…
- Visual cortex ‐ the cortical area that receives information from the lateral…
- Dublin ‐ capital and largest city and major port of the Republic…
- Crusade ‐ a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a…
- Administrative unit ‐ a unit with administrative…