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Definition of Snakeroot
1. 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.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Sanicula, Sanicula
Specialized synonyms: Footsteps-of-spring, Sanicula Arctopoides, Purple Sanicle, Sanicula Bipinnatifida, European Sanicle, Sanicula Europaea
2. Noun. Any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads.
Generic synonyms: Wild Flower, Wildflower
Group relationships: Genus Liatris, Liatris
Specialized synonyms: Dotted Gayfeather, Liatris Punctata, Dense Blazing Star, Liatris Pycnostachya
Definition of Snakeroot
1. n. 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.
Definition of Snakeroot
1. Noun. Any member of the genus ''Ageratina'' of perennials and rounded shrubs from the sunflower family, growing mainly in the warmer regions of the Americas. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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