释义 |
sampson snakeroot noun or sampson's snakeroot also samson snakeroot Usage: usually capitalized 1st S Etymology: from the name Sampson or Samson 1. : an aromatic herb (Psoralea psoralioides) of the southeastern United States with a root having tonic properties — called also babroot, Congo root 2. : any of several American gentians of the genus Dasystephana |