Definition of snakeroot

Definitions

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

Noun

any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads

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Synonyms

blazing star button snakeroot gayfeather gay-feather sanicle

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More General Terms

herb herbaceous plant wild flower wildflower

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More Specific Terms

dense blazing star dotted gayfeather European sanicle footsteps-of-spring Liatris punctata Liatris pycnostachya purple sanicle Sanicula arctopoides Sanicula bipinnatifida Sanicula Europaea

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