snakeroot has definitions from the field of botany
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[ noun ] (botany) 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

Synonyms

sanicle

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[ noun ] (botany) any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
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