| 单词 | snakeroot |
| 释义 | snakeroot /snayk"rooht', -root'/, n. 1. any 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. the root or rhizome of such a plant. 3. the North American bugbane. 4. a white eupatorium, Eupatorium rugosum. 5. a plant, Rauwolfia serpentina (or Rauvolfia serpentina), whose roots are the source of reserpine and other drugs. [1625-35; SNAKE + ROOT1] |
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