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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands;
[syn: Virginia snakeroot, Virginia serpentaria, Virginia serpentary, Aristolochia serpentaria]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Serpentaria \Ser`pen*ta"ri*a\, a.[L. (sc. herba), fr. serpens serpent.] (Med.) The fibrous aromatic root of the Virginia snakeroot (Aristolochia Serpentaria). [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Snakeroot \Snake"root`\, n. (Bot.) Any one of several plants of different genera and species, most of which are (or were formerly) reputed to be efficacious as remedies for the bites of serpents; also, the roots of any of these. [1913 Webster] Note: The Virginia snakeroot is Aristolochia Serpentaria; black snakeroot is Sanicula, esp. Sanicula Marilandica, also Cimicifuga racemosa; Seneca snakeroot is Polygala Senega; button snakeroot is Liatris, also Eryngium; white snakeroot is Eupatorium ageratoides. The name is also applied to some others besides these. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Aristolochia serpentaria n 1: birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands [syn: Virginia snakeroot, Virginia serpentaria, Virginia serpentary, Aristolochia serpentaria]