HyperDic: sanicle

English > 1 sense of the word sanicle:
NOUNplantsanicle, snakeroota plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit
English > sanicle: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers.
Synonymsnakeroot
Member ofSanicula, genus Saniculachiefly American herbs
NarrowerEuropean sanicle, Sanicula Europaeasanicle of Europe and Asia having white to pale pink flowers
footsteps-of-spring, Sanicula arctopoidessanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow flowers
purple sanicle, Sanicula bipinnatifidasanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow or red or purple flowers
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem

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