HyperDic: senega_snakeroot

English > 1 sense of the expression senega snakeroot:
NOUNplantsenega snakeroot, Seneca snakeroot, Seneka snakeroot, senga root, senega root, Polygala senegaeastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots
English > senega snakeroot: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots.
SynonymsSeneca snakeroot, Seneka snakeroot, senga root, senega root, Polygala senega
Partssenegadried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin
BroadermilkwortAny of various plants of the genus Polygala

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