snake-rootn.

Forms: Also snake root, snakeroot.

Etymology: < snake n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnake-root.

a. The root or rhizome of one or other of several American plants reputed to possess properties antidotal to snake-poison, esp. the dried root of Polygala senega and Aristolochia serpentaria used largely in medicine; the medicinal preparation obtained from this.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > antidote > [noun] > antidotes to snake-bite > plant or plant-derived

snake-wood1598

snake-weed1631

snake-root1635

contrayerva1648

Virginia snake-root1694

senega1738

mungo root1741

guaco1834

master weed1843

1635 Relation Maryland iii. 17 An excellent preseruative against Poyson, called by the English, the Snake roote.

1679 Moreau in W. S. Perry Hist. Coll. Amer. Colonial Church: Virginia (1870) I. 30 I make bold to send a small quantity of snake root, the best sudorific..and counter poison that nature..can afford.

1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland ii. 72 Drugs of several sorts, viz. Sassafras, Snake-Root, &c.

1783 Med. Communications 1 143 He was ordered to take a decoction of bark and snakeroot.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 599 Bark, valerian, snake-root, conium, and the various preparations of the hop.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1067/2.

b. One or other of these plants.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > names applied to various plants or parts

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snake-root1712

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1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 26 Snake-Root..is called by some Dittany, by others Contrayerva of Virginia.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. App. Snake-root, aristolochia,..a genus of plants, otherwise called birthwort.

1832 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom XIV. 60 The spathes of the snake-root..are often covered or filled with sylphs.

1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 378 Of these the most celebrated is a North American herb called Snake-root, Polygala senega.

1861 G. F. Berkeley Eng. Sportsman xi. 173 Only a flower here and there to be seen [on the prairie], consisting of the snake-root and the wild sun flower.

a. One or other of several plants so called from a fancied resemblance to a snake in some respect (see quots.).

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > names applied to various plants > [noun]

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Solomon's seal1760

fireweed1764

desert rose1792

star of Bethlehem1793

hen and chickens1794

Aaron's beard1820

felon-grass1824

arrowroot1835

snake-root1856

firebush1858

tick-seed1860

bird's eye1863

burning bush1866

rat-tail1871

lamb's earsa1876

lamb's tongue plant1882

tar-weed1884

Tom Thumb1886

parrotbeak1890

stinkweed1932

1856 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Flower Garden 55 Arum.—The Snake-root, A. dracunculus, or Dragon Arum, is often found in old flower-gardens.

1858 A. Irvine Handbk. Brit. Plants Index 832 Snake-root,..Polygonum Bistorta.

1895 F. W. Oliver et al. tr. A. Kerner von Marilaun Nat. Hist. Plants I. 708 The creeping stems of the Snake-root (Calla palustris).

b. = rauwolfia n.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > medicinal trees or shrubs > [noun] > non-British medicinal trees or shrubs > rauwolfia

rauwolfia1739

snake-wood1835

snake-root1955

1955 Sci. Amer. Oct. 81/1 Reserpine is an alkaloid extract from the snakeroot plant.

1976 W. A. R. Thomson Herbs that Heal ix. 147 The root, popularly known as ‘snake-root’ because of its long, tapering, crooked nature, contains most of the medicinal properties of the plant.

Compounds

C1. Used with specific names. See also Canada snakeroot at Canada n.¹ 1, Canadian snakeroot at Canadian adj. 2.

American snake-root n.

ΚΠ

1857 A. Henfrey Elem. Course Bot. 257 Polygala Senega, the American Snake-root.

button snake-root n.

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1845–50 A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. (new ed.) App. 101 Eryngium aquaticum (button snake-root).

1856 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. (ed. 2) 151 E. yuccæfolium (Rattlesnake-Master, Button Snake~root).

1856 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. (ed. 2) 184 Liatris. Button Snakeroot.

Red River snake-root n.

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1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 189 The root of Aristolochia reticulata,..which is known in the United States as Red River or Texan Snake-root.

Samson's snake-root n.

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1892 F. P. Foster Illustr. Encycl. Med. Dict. IV. 2660/1 Psoralea eglandulosa. Samson's snakeroot.

Seneca snake-root n.

ΚΠ

1845–50 A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. (new ed.) 180 We find here Polygala, one species of which is called Seneca snake-root.

Texan snake-root n.

ΚΠ

1887Texan snake-root [see Red River snake-root n.].

white snake-root n.

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1856 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. (ed. 2) 188 Eupatorium ageratoides (White Snake-root).

wild snake-root n.

C2.

Virginia snake-root n. (also Virginian snake-root) the root of Polygala senega or Aristolochia serpentaria, the medicinal preparation made from this, or either of the plants producing it.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > antidote > [noun] > antidotes to snake-bite > plant or plant-derived

snake-wood1598

snake-weed1631

snake-root1635

contrayerva1648

Virginia snake-root1694

senega1738

mungo root1741

guaco1834

master weed1843

1694 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana i. vii. 322/2 The Sudorifick Tincture, or Tincture of Virginia Snakeroot.

1720 J. Quincy tr. N. Hodges Loimologia 165 Virginian Snake Root, when fresh and fragrant, is the most efficacious.

1769 W. Buchan Domest. Med. ii. 533 Take of Virginian snake-root in powder, half a dram.

1841 Penny Cycl. XXI. 448/1 A deficiency of saliva..is removed by the Virginian snake-root.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	snake-root
释义	snake-rootn. Forms: Also snake root, snakeroot. Etymology: < snake n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnake-root. 1. a. The root or rhizome of one or other of several American plants reputed to possess properties antidotal to snake-poison, esp. the dried root of Polygala senega and Aristolochia serpentaria used largely in medicine; the medicinal preparation obtained from this. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > antidote > [noun] > antidotes to snake-bite > plant or plant-derived snake-wood1598 snake-weed1631 snake-root1635 contrayerva1648 Virginia snake-root1694 senega1738 mungo root1741 guaco1834 master weed1843 1635 Relation Maryland iii. 17 An excellent preseruative against Poyson, called by the English, the Snake roote. 1679 Moreau in W. S. Perry Hist. Coll. Amer. Colonial Church: Virginia (1870) I. 30 I make bold to send a small quantity of snake root, the best sudorific..and counter poison that nature..can afford. 1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland ii. 72 Drugs of several sorts, viz. Sassafras, Snake-Root, &c. 1783 Med. Communications 1 143 He was ordered to take a decoction of bark and snakeroot. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 599 Bark, valerian, snake-root, conium, and the various preparations of the hop. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1067/2. b. One or other of these plants. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > names applied to various plants or parts boneworteOE springworteOE atterlothec1000 halswortc1000 bruisewortOE motherworta1200 panax?a1200 bloodworta1300 serpentinea1400 tutsana1400 wartworta1400 wormseeda1400 grace of God?c1400 nailworta1425 Gratia Dei?c1425 sanguinaryc1440 panacea1522 parthenium1548 woundwort1548 wart-weed1573 cardiaca1578 hermodactyl1578 panacea1590 holy seed1597 whitlow-grass1597 feverwort1611 fever and ague root1676 rattlesnake root1682 snake-root1712 cancer root1714 fever-root1739 strongback1739 rheumatism root1835 heal-all1853 wound-weed1857 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 26 Snake-Root..is called by some Dittany, by others Contrayerva of Virginia. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. App. Snake-root, aristolochia,..a genus of plants, otherwise called birthwort. 1832 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom XIV. 60 The spathes of the snake-root..are often covered or filled with sylphs. 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 378 Of these the most celebrated is a North American herb called Snake-root, Polygala senega. 1861 G. F. Berkeley Eng. Sportsman xi. 173 Only a flower here and there to be seen [on the prairie], consisting of the snake-root and the wild sun flower. 2. a. One or other of several plants so called from a fancied resemblance to a snake in some respect (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > names applied to various plants > [noun] heatha700 beeworteOE leversc725 springworteOE clotec1000 halswortc1000 sengreenc1000 bottle?a1200 bird's-tonguea1300 bloodworta1300 faverolea1300 vetchc1300 pimpernel1378 oniona1398 bird's nest?a1425 adder's grassc1450 cockheada1500 ambrosia1525 fleawort1548 son before the father1552 crow-toe1562 basil1578 bird's-foot1578 bloodroot1578 throatwort1578 phalangium1608 yew1653 chalcedon1664 dittany1676 bleeding heart1691 felon-wort1706 hedgehog1712 land caltrops1727 old man's beard1731 loosestrife1760 Solomon's seal1760 fireweed1764 desert rose1792 star of Bethlehem1793 hen and chickens1794 Aaron's beard1820 felon-grass1824 arrowroot1835 snake-root1856 firebush1858 tick-seed1860 bird's eye1863 burning bush1866 rat-tail1871 lamb's earsa1876 lamb's tongue plant1882 tar-weed1884 Tom Thumb1886 parrotbeak1890 stinkweed1932 1856 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Flower Garden 55 Arum.—The Snake-root, A. dracunculus, or Dragon Arum, is often found in old flower-gardens. 1858 A. Irvine Handbk. Brit. Plants Index 832 Snake-root,..Polygonum Bistorta. 1895 F. W. Oliver et al. tr. A. Kerner von Marilaun Nat. Hist. Plants I. 708 The creeping stems of the Snake-root (Calla palustris). b. = rauwolfia n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > medicinal trees or shrubs > [noun] > non-British medicinal trees or shrubs > rauwolfia rauwolfia1739 snake-wood1835 snake-root1955 1955 Sci. Amer. Oct. 81/1 Reserpine is an alkaloid extract from the snakeroot plant. 1976 W. A. R. Thomson Herbs that Heal ix. 147 The root, popularly known as ‘snake-root’ because of its long, tapering, crooked nature, contains most of the medicinal properties of the plant. Compounds C1. Used with specific names. See also Canada snakeroot at Canada n.¹ 1, Canadian snakeroot at Canadian adj. 2. American snake-root n. ΚΠ 1857 A. Henfrey Elem. Course Bot. 257 Polygala Senega, the American Snake-root. button snake-root n. ΚΠ 1845–50 A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. (new ed.) App. 101 Eryngium aquaticum (button snake-root). 1856 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. (ed. 2) 151 E. yuccæfolium (Rattlesnake-Master, Button Snake~root). 1856 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. (ed. 2) 184 Liatris. Button Snakeroot. Red River snake-root n. ΚΠ 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 189 The root of Aristolochia reticulata,..which is known in the United States as Red River or Texan Snake-root. Samson's snake-root n. ΚΠ 1892 F. P. Foster Illustr. Encycl. Med. Dict. IV. 2660/1 Psoralea eglandulosa. Samson's snakeroot. Seneca snake-root n. ΚΠ 1845–50 A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. (new ed.) 180 We find here Polygala, one species of which is called Seneca snake-root. Texan snake-root n. ΚΠ 1887Texan snake-root [see Red River snake-root n.]. white snake-root n. ΚΠ 1856 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. (ed. 2) 188 Eupatorium ageratoides (White Snake-root). wild snake-root n. C2. Virginia snake-root n. (also Virginian snake-root) the root of Polygala senega or Aristolochia serpentaria, the medicinal preparation made from this, or either of the plants producing it. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > antidote > [noun] > antidotes to snake-bite > plant or plant-derived snake-wood1598 snake-weed1631 snake-root1635 contrayerva1648 Virginia snake-root1694 senega1738 mungo root1741 guaco1834 master weed1843 1694 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana i. vii. 322/2 The Sudorifick Tincture, or Tincture of Virginia Snakeroot. 1720 J. Quincy tr. N. Hodges Loimologia 165 Virginian Snake Root, when fresh and fragrant, is the most efficacious. 1769 W. Buchan Domest. Med. ii. 533 Take of Virginian snake-root in powder, half a dram. 1841 Penny Cycl. XXI. 448/1 A deficiency of saliva..is removed by the Virginian snake-root. 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