white snakeroot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of white snakeroot
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Explain the similarities and differences between the effect of milk poisoning by white snakeroot and lactose intolerance, and the possibility of prebiotic adaptation for each.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Humans who consume milk from cows or goats that eat white snakeroot can become ill.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
They grow assorted milkweeds, asters, elderberry, mountain mint, joe-pye weed, goldenrods, white snakeroot and ironweed.
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2021
Symptoms.—The symptoms are much like those produced by the white snakeroot.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
The insects were found abundantly resting upon the seed heads of white snakeroot.
From Butterflies Worth Knowing by Weed, Clarence M.
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