Phrase guide

black snakeroot

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Actaea racemosa, black cohosh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Cimicifuga racemosa

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Sanicula spp.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: black cohosh, rattle-top, Cimicifuga racemosa

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bugbane

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noun

Meaning 4

deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Canada ginger, Asarum canadense

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wild ginger

History

Etymology

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