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Noun: sanicle  sa-ni-kul
  1. 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
    "Sanicle was once widely used in folk medicine";
    - snakeroot

Derived forms: sanicles

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: genus Sanicula, Sanicula

Encyclopedia: Sanicle