black snakeroot

/blæk ˌsnækˈrut/
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Definitions of black snakeroot
  1. noun
    deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States
    synonyms: Asarum canadense, Canada ginger
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    type of:
    wild ginger
    low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes
  2. noun
    North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia
    synonyms: Cimicifuga racemosa, black cohosh, rattle-top
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    type of:
    bugbane
    a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects
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