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[syn: asarabacca, Asarum europaeum]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Asarabacca \As`a*ra*bac"ca\, n. [L. asarum + bacca a berry. See
Asarone.] (Bot.)
An acrid herbaceous plant (Asarum Europ[ae]um), the leaves
and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. It is
principally used in cephalic snuffs.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Asarone \As"a*rone\, n. [L. asarum hazelwort, wild spikenard,
Gr. 'a`saron] (Chem.)
A crystallized substance, resembling camphor, obtained from
the Asarum Europ[ae]um; -- called also camphor of asarum.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Asarum europaeum
n 1: thick creeping evergreen herb of western Europe [syn:
asarabacca, Asarum europaeum]