Dictionary  snake•rootPronunciation: (snāk'rOOt", -root"), [key] —n. 1. any of various plants whose roots have been regarded as a remedy for snakebites, as the herb Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot), having a medicinal rhizome and rootlets, and the white-flowered Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot), having a medicinal root. 2. the root or rhizome of such a plant. 3. the North American bugbane. 4. a white eupatorium, Eupatorium rugosum. 5. a plant, Rauwolfia serpentina (or Rauvolfia serpentina), whose roots are the source of reserpine and other drugs. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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