snakeroot meaning

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snakeroot (noun): 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.

snakeroot has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

snakeroot as a noun

  1. 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: sanicle

    Type of: herb

    Kinds: footsteps-of-spring, purple sanicle, European sanicle

  2. any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads

    Synonyms: blazing star, button snakeroot, gayfeather, gay-feather

    Type of: wildflower

    Kinds: dotted gayfeather, dense blazing star

Word lists: words starting with SN · words ending in OT · 9-letter words

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