Medical Dictionary

seneca snakeroot

noun sen·e·ca snakeroot \ˈsen-i-kə-\

Medical Definition of SENECA SNAKEROOT

:  a North American plant of the genus Polygala (P. senega) whose dried root was formerly used as an expectorant

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