Sampson snakeroot
noun
variants or Sampson's snakeroot or less commonly Samson snakeroot
1
: an aromatic herb (Psoralea psoralioides) of the southeastern U.S. with a root having tonic properties
called also babroot, Congo root
2
: any of several American gentians of the genus Dasystephana
Word History
Etymology
from the name Sampson or Samson
- in the soup
- in the space of
- in the spotlight
- in the springtime
- in the stars
- in the street
- in the strict sense
- in the strict sense of the word
- in the strict/strictest sense (of the word)
- in the strictest sense
- in the strictest sense of the word
- in the sun
- in the swim
- in the swim of things
- in the swing of
- in the tank
- in the teeth of
- in the thick of
- in the throes of
- in the trust of
- in the twinkle of an eye
- in the twinkle/twinkling of an eye
- in the twinkling of an eye
- in the usual course of business
- in the usual/normal/ordinary course of business