POLYGALA SENEGA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Polygala senega mean? • POLYGALA SENEGA (noun)
The noun POLYGALA SENEGA has 1 sense:
1. eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots
Familiarity information: POLYGALA SENEGA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• POLYGALA SENEGA (noun)
Meaning:
Eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Polygala senega; Seneca snakeroot; senega root; senega snakeroot; Seneka snakeroot; senga root
Hypernyms ("Polygala senega" is a kind of...):
milkwort (any of various plants of the genus Polygala)
Meronyms (parts of "Polygala senega"):
senega (dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin)
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