any of various North American plants, such as Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) and Eupatorium urticaefolium (white snakeroot), the roots or rhizomes of which have been used as a remedy for snakebite
2.
the rhizome or root of any such plant
3. another name for bistort (sense 1), bistort (sense 2)
Also called: snakeweed
snakeroot in American English
(sneɪkˌrut; sneɪkˌrʊt)
US
noun
1.
any of a number of plants reputed to be remedies for snakebites, as the black snakeroot (genus Sanicula) of the umbel family or the white snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum) of the composite family
2.
the roots of any of these plants
Examples of 'snakeroot' in a sentence
snakeroot
Behind these we added white regal lilies and pink phlox - late summer flowers - backed by a line of delicate snakeroot.
All related terms of 'snakeroot'
white snakeroot
a North American plant, Eupatorium urticaefolium , the roots or rhizomes of which have been used as a remedy for snakebite
button snakeroot
→ blazing star (sense 1 )
seneca snakeroot
a milkwort plant, Polygala senega , of the eastern US, with small white flowers
senega snakeroot
a milkwort plant, Polygala senega , of the eastern US, with small white flowers
Virginia snakeroot
a North American plant, Aristolochia serpentaria , the roots or rhizomes of which have been used as a remedy for snakebite