Meanings
nounblack snakeroot (usually uncountable, plural black snakeroots)
plural black snakeroots
- uncountableusuallySanicula spp.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounActaea racemosa, black cohosh.
Similar
Cimicifuga racemosa
More synonyms by meaning
noundeciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States
Similar
Canada gingerAsarum canadense
Broader
nounNorth American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia
Similar
Broader
Also see
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APA
black snakeroot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20snakeroot
MLA
“black snakeroot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20snakeroot. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black snakeroot,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20snakeroot.
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