snakeroot
nounEtymology From snake + root.
9 senses
- 1Any member of the genus Ageratina of perennials and…
- 2Eupatorium spp.
- 3Asarum canadense (Canadian snakeroot)
- 4Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot)
- 5Eryngium cuneifolium
- 6Plantago major
- 7Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot)
- 8Rauvolfia serpentina (Indian snakeroot).
- 9Bistorta officinalis (common bistort)
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Any member of the genus Ageratina of perennials and rounded shrubs from the sunflower family, growing mainly in the warmer regions of the Americas.
› Any of various plants of other genera, including:
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Eupatorium spp.
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Asarum canadense (Canadian snakeroot)
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Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot)
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Eryngium cuneifolium
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Plantago major
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Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot)
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Rauvolfia serpentina (Indian snakeroot).
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Bistorta officinalis (common bistort)
- Derived terms
- black snakeroot, button snakeroot, Sampson's snakeroot, white snakeroot