ALL meanings of snakeroot
snake·root
S s - 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
- noun snakeroot the rhizome or root of any such plant 0
- noun snakeroot any of a number of plants reputed to be remedies for snakebites, as the black snakeroot (genus Sanicula) of the umbel family or the white snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum) of the composite family 0
- noun snakeroot the roots of any of these plants 0