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单词 snakeroot
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
snake•root  (snākro̅o̅t′, -rŏŏt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of various plants whose roots have been regarded as a remedy for snakebites, as the herb Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot,) having a medicinal rhizome and rootlets, and the white-flowered Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot,) having a medicinal root.
  2. Plant Biologythe root or rhizome of such a plant.
  3. Plant Biologythe North American bugbane.
  4. Plant Biologya white eupatorium, Eupatorium rugosum.
  5. Plant Biologya plant, Rauwolfia serpentina (or Rauvolfia serpentina), whose roots are the source of reserpine and other drugs.
  • snake + root1 1625–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
snakeroot /ˈsneɪkˌruːt/ n
  1. any of various North American plants, such as Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) and Eupatorium urticaefolium (white snakeroot), the roots or rhizomes of which have been used as a remedy for snakebite
  2. the rhizome or root of any such plant
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