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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands [syn: Virginia snakeroot, Virginia serpentaria, Virginia serpentary, Aristolochia serpentaria]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Serpentaria Ser`pen*ta"ri*a, a.[L. (sc. herba), fr. serpens serpent.] (Med.) The fibrous aromatic root of the Virginia snakeroot (Aristolochia Serpentaria).
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
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.
