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noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Sanicula, having palmate compound leaves and small flowers arranged in umbels; the snakeroot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: snakeroot
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
Narrower terms: footsteps-of-spring, Sanicula arctopoides, purple sanicle, Sanicula bipinnatifida, European sanicle, Sanicula Europaea
History
From Latin sanare (“to heal”).
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