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snakeroot
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SNAKEROOT
n.[snake and root. ] A plant, a species of birth-wort, growing in North Am merica the Aristolochia serpentaria.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SNAKEROOT
SNAKEROOT Snake "root `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
snakeroot
snake root |ˈsnakˌro͞ot, -ˌro͝ot ˈsneɪkˌrut | ▶noun 1 any of a number of North American plants reputed to contain an antidote to snake poison, in particular: [● ( Virginia snakeroot ) a birthwort with long heart-shaped leaves and curved tubular flowers (Aristolochia serpentaria, family Aristolochiaceae ). ● ( white snakeroot ) a poisonous plant that causes milk sickness in livestock (Eupatorium rugosum, family Compositae ).] 2 any of a number of plants thought to resemble a snake in shape, in particular Indian snakeroot (see rauwolfia ).
Oxford Dictionary
snakeroot
snake |root |ˈsneɪkruːt | ▶noun 1 any of a number of North American plants reputed to contain an antidote to snake poison, in particular: ● ( Virginian snakeroot ) a birthwort with long heart-shaped leaves and curved tubular flowers (Aristolochia serpentaria, family Aristolochiaceae ). ● ( white snakeroot ) a poisonous plant which causes milk sickness in livestock (Eupatorium rugosum, family Compositae ). 2 any of a number of plants thought to resemble a snake in shape, in particular Indian snakeroot (see rauwolfia ).
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