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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ser·pen·ta·ri·a a. Med. The fibrous aromatic root of the Virginia snakeroot (Aristolochia Serpentaria).
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Snake·root n. Bot. Any one of several plants of different genera and species, most of which are (or were formerly) 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; black snakeroot is Sanicula, esp. Sanicula Marilandica, also Cimicifuga racemosa; Seneca snakeroot is Polygala Senega; button snakeroot is Liatris, also Eryngium; white snakeroot is Eupatorium ageratoides. The name is also applied to some others besides these.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Aristolochia serpentaria
      n : birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands [syn: Virginia
           snakeroot, Virginia serpentaria, Virginia serpentary]