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snakeroot
noun snake·root \ˈsnāk-ˌrüt, -ˌru̇t\
Definition of SNAKEROOT
: any of various plants (as seneca snakeroot and Virginia snakeroot) most of which have roots sometimes believed to cure snakebites; also : the root of such a plant
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First Known Use of SNAKEROOT
1635
Rhymes with SNAKEROOT
afoot, barefoot, bigfoot, birthroot, Blackfoot, board foot, claw-foot, clubfoot, cocksfoot, coltsfoot, crow's-foot, cube root, enroot, forefoot, hard put, hotfoot, input, kaput, on foot, outfoot, output, prop root, Rajput, redroot, shot put, splayfoot, square root, squawroot, taproot, throughput, trench foot, uproot, webfoot
Medical Dictionary
snakeroot
noun snake·root \-ˌrüt, -ˌru̇t\
Medical Definition of SNAKEROOT
: any of numerous plants most of which have roots sometimes believed to cure snakebites; also : the root of such a plant—see seneca snakeroot
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