Noun: snakeroot 'sneyk,root
- 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
"snakeroot was once widely used in folk medicine";
- sanicle
- Any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
"button snakeroot's purple spikes stood out among the prairie grasses";
- blazing star, button snakeroot, gayfeather, gay-feather
Derived forms: snakeroots
Type of: herb, herbaceous plant, wild flower, wildflower
Part of: genus Liatris, genus Sanicula, Liatris, Sanicula
Encyclopedia: Snakeroot