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Definitions for: 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
Webster (1913) 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.
Synonyms: blazing star, button snakeroot, gayfeather, sanicle
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
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