Sanicle

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sanicle
    n 1: a plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound
         leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by
         bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers [syn:
         {sanicle}, {snakeroot}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sanicle \San"i*cle\, n. [F., from L. sanare to heal.] (Bot.)
   Any plant of the umbelliferous genus {Sanicula}, reputed to
   have healing powers.
   [1913 Webster]

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