snakeroot

n 1: a plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound

leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed

by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers [syn: {sanicle}]

2: any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris

having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads

[syn: {blazing star}, {button snakeroot}, {gayfeather}]