Etymology

asarabacca

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Today it means: An acrid herbaceous plant, Asarum europaeum, the leaves and roots of which were used for emetic and cathartic purposes. Full definition →

Latin asarum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromasarum
  2. English todayasarabacca

From Latin asarum + baccar.

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