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‖ serpentaria|sɜːpənˈtɛərɪə|
[late L. serpentāria (scil. planta), fem. of serpentārius, f. serpent-, serpens serpent n.: see -ary.]
= serpentary 2.
1803Med. Jrnl. IX. 100 A clyster made of a strong decoction of bark and serpentaria. 1811A. T. Thomson Lond. Disp. (1818) 45 Dried serpentaria root is imported into this country in bales. 1874Garrod & Baxter Mat. Med. 493 Serpentaria (in powder).
b. Chem. An alkaloid obtained from serpentary.
1831J. Davies Man. Mat. Med. 168 Dr. C. Conwell has lately discovered in this root, a new alkali, which he has called serpentaria... The hydrochlorate of serpentaria forms brilliant plumose fibrils. |