English noun: snakeroot |
1. | snakeroot (plant) 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 |
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| Synonyms | sanicle |
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| Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | European sanicle, footsteps-of-spring, purple sanicle, Sanicula arctopoides, Sanicula bipinnatifida, Sanicula Europaea |
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| Member meronym | genus Sanicula, Sanicula |
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2. | snakeroot (plant) any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads |
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| Synonyms | blazing star, button snakeroot, gay-feather, gayfeather |
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| Broader (hypernym) | wild flower, wildflower |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | dense blazing star, dotted gayfeather, Liatris punctata, Liatris pycnostachya |
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| Member meronym | genus Liatris, Liatris |
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