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black snakeroot

black snake·root
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blak sneyk-root, -roo t]
    • /blæk ˈsneɪkˌrut, -ˌrʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blak sneyk-root, -roo t]
    • /blæk ˈsneɪkˌrut, -ˌrʊt/

Definitions of black snakeroot words

  • noun black snakeroot a tall bugbane, Cimicifuga racemosa, of the buttercup family, of eastern North America, having thin, tapering, toothed or deeply cut leaflets and branched clusters of small, white flowers. 1
  • noun black snakeroot Actaea racemosa, black cohosh. 0
  • noun black snakeroot Sanicula spp. 0

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Origin of black snakeroot

First appearance:

before 1690
One of the 49% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1690-1700

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Parts of speech for Black snakeroot

noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
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black snakeroot popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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