cancerweed
noun
1
: a rattlesnake root (Prenanthes alba) of which the root has bitter tonic properties
2
: a sage (Salvia lyrata) of the eastern U.S.
Word History
Etymology
so called from its use in folk medicine as a cancer remedy
| 单词 | cancerweed |
| 释义 | cancerweednoun1 : a rattlesnake root (Prenanthes alba) of which the root has bitter tonic properties 2 : a sage (Salvia lyrata) of the eastern U.S. Word HistoryEtymology so called from its use in folk medicine as a cancer remedy |
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