Virginia snakeroot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Virginia snakeroot
An Americanism dating back to 1685–95
Example Sentences
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What would she do if she found some Virginia snakeroot — rare, fragile and worth $120 per pound — and made $500?
From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2017
The medicinal ones are lobelia, Indian hemp, castor musk, ginseng, assafœtida, pleurisy root, Virginia snakeroot, camomile, wormwood.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
Yes, Virginia snakeroot, and I couldn't expect it to sprout up in this open place.
From A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett by Venable, William Henry
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