Seneca snakeroot

noun

1. snakeroot1

Word History and Origins

Origin of Seneca snakeroot¹

An Americanism dating back to 1755–65

Example Sentences

Other seeds of this nature are those of wild ginger, celandine, cyclamen, violet, periwinkle, some euphorbias, bellwort, trillium, prickly poppy, dutchman's breeches, squirrel-corn, several species of Corydalis, Seneca snakeroot, and other species of milkworts.

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