sanicle

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noun

Any of several plants, of the genus Sanicula, having palmate compound leaves and small flowers arranged in umbels; the snakeroot.

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snakeroot
OriginLatin sanare →
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Meanings

nounsanicle (plural sanicles)

plural sanicles

  1. Any of several plants, of the genus Sanicula, having palmate compound leaves and small flowers arranged in umbels; the snakeroot.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers

Similar
snakeroot
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
snakeroot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsanare“to heal”
  2. Englishsanicle

From Latin sanare (“to heal”).

More words from Latin

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Translations

Bulgarian дебрянка
  • дебрянка (debrjanka)plant
Catalan sanícula
  • sanículaplant
Czech žindava
  • žindavaplant
Finnish haavayrtti
  • haavayrttiplant
French sanicle
  • sanicleplant
German Sanikel
  • Sanikelplant
Irish bodán coille
  • bodán coilleplant
Polish żankiel
  • żankielplant
Romanian sănișoară
  • sănișoarăplant
Russian подле́сник
  • подле́сник (podlésnik)plant
Scottish Gaelic buinne, bodan-coille
  • buinneplant
  • bodan-coilleplant
Swedish sårläka
  • sårläkaplant
Welsh clust yr arth
  • clust yr arthplant

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ClaisenSelnicacelsianClainessecalinNiclaes
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MLA

“sanicle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanicle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sanicle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanicle.

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