Word Meanings - SERPENTARIA - Book Publishers vocabulary database
The fibrous aromatic root of the Virginia snakeroot
Related words: (words related to SERPENTARIA)
- VIRGINIA
One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. - FIBROUS
Containing, or consisting of, fibers; as, the fibrous coat of the cocoanut; the fibrous roots of grasses. -- Fi"brous*ness, n. - AROMATIC; AROMATICAL
Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy; strong- scented; odoriferous; as, aromatic balsam. Aromatic compound , one of a large class of organic substances, as the oils of bitter almonds, wintergreen, and turpentine, the balsams, - AROMATIC
A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger, cinnamon spices. - SNAKEROOT
Any one of several plants of different genera and species, most of which are reputed to be efficacious as remedies for the bites of serpents; also, the roots of any of these. Note: The Virginia snakeroot is Aristolochia Serpentaria; - SUBFIBROUS
Somewhat fibrous.