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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Snakeroot \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 Note: 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 From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Eryngium \E*ryn"gi*um\ ([-e]*r[i^]n"j[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL., fr Gr 'hry`ggion, dim. of 'h`ryggos eryngo; cf L. eryngion erynge.] (Bot.) A genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like thistles in appearance. {Eryngium maritimum}, or sea holly, has been highly esteemed as an aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly candied. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Eryngium n : large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {Eryngium}, {genus Eryngium}]
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