snakeroots in English
noun
1
any of a number of North American plants reputed to contain an antidote to snake poison, in particular.
Herbal medicine has contributed aspirin from willow bark, reserpine from snakeroot , taxol from the yew tree, but ‘natural’ is not automatically safe.
2
any of a number of plants thought to resemble a snake in shape, in particular Indian snakeroot (see rauwolfia ).
According to legend, mentioned and discredited by Rudyard Kipling in his story ‘Rikki Tikki Tavi,’ mongooses eat Indian snakeroot before engaging in battle with cobras.
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1. Most Euparium are called Bonesets, thoroughworts or snakeroots
2. Most are commonly called Bonesets, thoroughworts or snakeroots.
3. A few are shrubs.The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.Most are commonly called Bonesets, thoroughworts or snakeroots in North America.