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)