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snakeroot

snake·root
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Transcription

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

Definitions of snakeroot word

  • noun snakeroot any of various plants whose roots have been regarded as a remedy for snakebites, as the herb Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) having a medicinal rhizome and rootlets, and the white-flowered Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot) having a medicinal root. 1
  • noun snakeroot the root or rhizome of such a plant. 1
  • noun snakeroot the North American bugbane. 1
  • noun snakeroot a white eupatorium, Eupatorium rugosum. 1
  • noun snakeroot a plant, Rauwolfia serpentina (or Rauvolfia serpentina), whose roots are the source of reserpine and other drugs. 1
  • noun snakeroot any of various North American plants, such as Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) and Eupatorium urticaefolium (white snakeroot), the roots or rhizomes of which have been used as a remedy for snakebite 0
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Origin of snakeroot

First appearance:

before 1625
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; snake + root1

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Parts of speech for Snakeroot

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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snakeroot popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Top questions with snakeroot

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  • what is white snakeroot?

Related words

  • seneca snakeroot

    any of various plants whose roots have been regarded as a remedy for snakebites, as the herb Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) having a medicinal rhizome and rootlets, and the white-flowered Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot) having a medicinal root.

  • virginia snakeroot

    any of various plants whose roots have been regarded as a remedy for snakebites, as the herb Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) having a medicinal rhizome and rootlets, and the white-flowered Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot) having a medicinal root.

  • black cohosh

    a plant of the ranunculaceous family, Cimicifuga racemosa, which is used as a natural alternative to hormone replacement therapy

  • 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.

  • button snakeroot

    blazing star (sense 1)

  • indian sanicle

    a North American boneset, Eupatorium rugosum, that has heads of white flowers and causes trembles and milk sickness.
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