Virginia snakeroot

Virginia snakeroot
noun Date: 1694 a birthwort (Aristolochia serpentaria) of the eastern United States with oblong leaves usually cordate at the base and pointed at the tip and a solitary basal brownish-purple flower

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  • Virginia snakeroot — vaistinė kartuolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kartuolinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Aristolochia serpentaria), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Aristolochia serpentaria angl. snakeroot; Virginia serpentary; Virginia… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Virginia snakeroot. — See under snakeroot (def. 1). [1685 95, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Virginia snakeroot — Vir·gin·ia snakeroot vər .jin yə , .jin ē ə n a plant of the genus Aristolochia (A. serpentaria) of the eastern U.S. with oblong leaves cordate at the base and a solitary basal brownish purple flower see SERPENTARIA …   Medical dictionary

  • Virginia snakeroot. — See under snakeroot (def. 1). [1685 95, Amer.] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Virginia snakeroot — noun birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands • Syn: ↑Virginia serpentaria, ↑Virginia serpentary, ↑Aristolochia serpentaria • Hypernyms: ↑birthwort, ↑Aristolochia clematitis …   Useful english dictionary

  • Snakeroot — Snake root , n. (Bot.) Any one of several plants of different genera and species, most of which are (or were formerly) reputed to be efficacious as remedies for the bites of serpents; also, the roots of any of these. [1913 Webster] Note: The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Snakeroot — The related genus Eupatorium also contains plants called snakeroot . Virginia Snakeroot ( Aristolochia serpentaria ) and Canadian Snakeroot ( Asarum canadense ) are unrelated plants.Taxobox name = Snakeroot image width = 200px image caption =… …   Wikipedia

  • snakeroot — vaistinė kartuolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kartuolinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Aristolochia serpentaria), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Aristolochia serpentaria angl. snakeroot; Virginia serpentary; Virginia… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Virginia serpentaria — noun birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands • Syn: ↑Virginia snakeroot, ↑Virginia serpentary, ↑Aristolochia serpentaria • Hypernyms: ↑birthwort, ↑Aristolochia clematitis * * * noun see …   Useful english dictionary

  • Virginia serpentary — noun birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands • Syn: ↑Virginia snakeroot, ↑Virginia serpentaria, ↑Aristolochia serpentaria • Hypernyms: ↑birthwort, ↑Aristolochia clematitis * * * noun see …   Useful english dictionary

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