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seneca snakeroot
noun
: a milkwort (Polygala senega) of eastern North America having racemes of small white flowers
called also rattlesnake root, senega root
compare senega
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seneca snakeroot
noun
sen·e·ca snakeroot
ˈsen-i-kə- 
: a North American plant of the genus Polygala (P. senega) whose dried root was formerly used as an expectorant
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