[医] 刺芹属

[ noun ]
large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution
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Snakeroot \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. {S. 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.


Eryngium \E*ryn"gi*um\ ([-e]*r[i^]n"j[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL., fr.
Gr. 'hry`ggion, dim. of 'h`ryggos eryngo; cf. L. eryngion,
erynge.] (Bot.)
A large genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like thistles
in appearance, cosmopolitan in distribution. {Eryngium
maritimum}, or sea holly, has been highly esteemed as an
aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly candied.

Syn: genus {Eryngium}.