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Snakeroot

Snakeroot Meaning & Definition
Snakeroot Definition And Meaning

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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