WHITE SNAKEROOT
Dictionary entry overview: What does white snakeroot mean? • WHITE SNAKEROOT (noun)
The noun WHITE SNAKEROOT has 1 sense:
1. American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium
Familiarity information: WHITE SNAKEROOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WHITE SNAKEROOT (noun)
Meaning:
American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Ageratina altissima; Eupatorium rugosum; white sanicle; white snakeroot
Hypernyms ("white snakeroot" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("white snakeroot" is a member of...):
Ageratina; genus Ageratina (annual to perennial herbs or shrubs of eastern United States and Central and South America)
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