SNAKEROOT Definition & Meaning

snakeroot

[ sneyk-root, -root ]

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noun

any of various plants whose roots root have been regarded as a remedy for snakebites, as the herb Aristolochia serpentaria Virginia snakeroot, having a medicinal rhizome and rootlets, and the white-flowered Polygala senega Seneca snakeroot, having a medicinal root.
the root or rhizome of such a plant.
the North American bugbane.
a white eupatorium, Eupatorium rugosum.
a plant, Rauwolfia serpentina (or Rauvolfia serpentina ), whose roots root are the source of reserpine and other drugs.

snakeroot

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noun

any of various North American plants, such as Aristolochia serpentaria ( Virginia snakeroot ) and Eupatorium urticaefolium ( white snakeroot ), the roots or rhizomes of which have been used as a remedy for snakebite
the rhizome or root of any such plant
another name for bistort bistort

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of snakeroot¹

First recorded in 1625–35; snake + root ¹

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Around this time on a recent Thursday, a dozen people clustered on one side of the falls, along two ledges that were blanketed in snakeroot, yellow jewelweed, spotted Joe-Pye weed and pale swallowwort.

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They grow assorted milkweeds, asters, elderberry, mountain mint, joe-pye weed, goldenrods, white snakeroot and ironweed.

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An accomplished amateur artist, she often made paintings of the roses and delphiniums, phlox and snakeroot she so lovingly nurtured.

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"This is a park?" he asked, eyeing the beds of rubber tree plants, goldenrods and white snakeroot within.

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Having removed the cause, take Powdered snakeroot, 1 ounce.

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