snakeweed

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Etymology

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

Noun

snakeweed (usually uncountable, plural snakeweeds)

  1. Any of various unrelated plants reputed to cure snakebite.
  2. A poisonous American plant of the genus Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template..

Synonyms

  • (Gutierrezia): matchweed(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.)