About The Word Snakeroot
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Snakeroot
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What's The Definition Of Snakeroot?
[n] any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
[n] a plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers Synonyms | Synonyms for Snakeroot: blazing star | button snakeroot | gayfeather | sanicle Related Terms | Find terms related to Snakeroot: See Also | dense blazing star | dotted gayfeather | European sanicle | footsteps-of-spring | genus Liatris | genus Sanicula | herb | herbaceous plant | Liatris | Liatris punctata | Liatris pycnostachya | purple sanicle | Sanicula | Sanicula arctopoides | Sanicula bipinnatifida | Sanicula Europaea | wild flower | wildflower Snakeroot In Webster's Dictionary \Snake"root`\, n. (Bot.)
Any one of several plants of different genera and species,
most of which are (or were formerly) reputed to be
efficacious as remedies for the bites of serpents; also, the
roots of any of these.
Note: The Virginia snakeroot is {Aristolochia Serpentaria};
black snakeroot is {Sanicula}, esp. {S. Marilandica},
also {Cimicifuga racemosa}; Seneca snakeroot is
{Polygala Senega}; button snakeroot is {Liatris}, also
{Eryngium}; white snakeroot is {Eupatorium
ageratoides}. The name is also applied to some others
besides these.
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