What does "snakeroot" mean?

Any member of the genus Ageratina of perennials and rounded shrubs from the sunflower family, growing mainly in the warmer regions of the Americas.

Snakeroot

Common synonyms include: blazing star, blazing star, button snakeroot, dragonwort, gay-feather, gayfeather.

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Any member of the genus Ageratina of perennials and rounded shrubs from the sunflower family, growing mainly in the warmer regions of the Americas. countable, uncountable
2
any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads wordnet
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Any of various plants of other genera, including:; Eupatorium spp. countable, uncountable
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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 wordnet
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Any of various plants of other genera, including:; Asarum canadense (Canadian snakeroot) countable, uncountable

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Any of various plants of other genera, including:; Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) countable, uncountable
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Any of various plants of other genera, including:; Eryngium cuneifolium countable, uncountable
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Any of various plants of other genera, including:; Plantago major countable, uncountable
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Any of various plants of other genera, including:; Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot) countable, uncountable
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Any of various plants of other genera, including:; Rauvolfia serpentina (Indian snakeroot). countable, uncountable
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Any of various plants of other genera, including:; Bistorta officinalis (common bistort) countable, uncountable