Snake"root` (?), n. (Bot.)
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.
&fist; 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.
Snake"root` (?), n. (Bot.)
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.
&fist; 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.