| 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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