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Aristolochia Serpentaria
(gcide) | Serpentaria \Ser`pen*ta"ri*a\, a.[L. (sc. herba), fr. serpens
serpent.] (Med.)
The fibrous aromatic root of the Virginia snakeroot
(Aristolochia Serpentaria).
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Aristolochia Serpentaria
(gcide) | 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.
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Note: The Virginia snakeroot is Aristolochia Serpentaria;
black snakeroot is Sanicula, esp. {Sanicula
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.
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aristolochia serpentaria
(wn) | Aristolochia serpentaria
n 1: birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands [syn:
Virginia snakeroot, Virginia serpentaria, {Virginia
serpentary}, Aristolochia serpentaria] |
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