seneca snakeroot

noun

Definition of seneca snakeroot

: a milkwort (Polygala senega) of eastern North America having racemes of small white flowers

— called also rattlesnake root, senega root

— compare senega

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seneca snakeroot

noun

sen·e·ca snakeroot | \ ˈsen-i-kə-

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