Meaning of SNAKEROOT
| Pronunciation: | | 'sneyk`root
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | blazing star, button snakeroot, gayfeather, sanicle |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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