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snakeweed

snakeweed noun: any of various not closely related plants reputed to cure snakebite.

Noun

snakeweed (usually uncountable, plural snakeweeds)

  1. (usually) Any of various not closely related plants reputed to cure snakebite.
  2. (usually) Any member of the genus Gutierrezia of poisonous American plants; matchweed.
    Synonyms:
    matchweed
  3. (usually) Bistorta officinalis (common bistort).

Synonyms of snakeweed

Forms of snakeweed

pluralsnakeweeds

Origin of snakeweed

From snake + weed: in some cases (e.g. bistort) because of the twisted roots.

Words formed from snakeweed

Questions about snakeweed

What does snakeweed mean?
Snakeweed means any of various not closely related plants reputed to cure snakebite.
What part of speech is snakeweed?
Snakeweed is a noun.
What is the plural of snakeweed?
The plural of snakeweed is snakeweeds.

Words near snakeweed in the dictionary

  1. snakestone
  2. snakestones
  3. snaketivity
  4. snakevine
  5. snakevines
  6. snakeweed
  7. snakeweeds
  8. snakewhip
  9. snakewhips
  10. snakewise
  11. snakewood

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