Definition of Senecas
1. n. pl. A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Western New York. This tribe was the most numerous and most warlike of the Five Nations.
Definition of Senecas
1. seneca [n] - See also: seneca
Medical Definition of Senecas
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A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Western new York. This tribe was the most numerous and most warlike of the Five Nations.
Seneca grass, the rootstock of an American species of milkworth (Polygala Senega) having an aromatic but bitter taste. It is often used medicinally as an expectorant and diuretic, and, in large doses, as an emetic and cathartic.
Alternative forms: Senega root, and Seneka root.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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