ALL meanings of virginia snakeroot
Vir·gin·ia snake·root
V v - noun 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. 1
- noun virginia snakeroot the root or rhizome of such a plant. 1
- noun virginia snakeroot the North American bugbane. 1
- noun virginia snakeroot a white eupatorium, Eupatorium rugosum. 1
- noun virginia snakeroot a plant, Rauwolfia serpentina (or Rauvolfia serpentina), whose roots are the source of reserpine and other drugs. 1
- noun virginia snakeroot a North American plant, Aristolochia serpentaria, the roots or rhizomes of which have been used as a remedy for snakebite 0