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Webster 1913 Edition


Serpentaria


Serˊpen-ta′ri-a

,
Adj.
[L. (sc.
herba
), fr.
serpens
serpent.]
(Med.)
The fibrous aromatic root of the Virginia snakeroot (
Aristolochia Serpentaria
).

Webster 1828 Edition


Serpentaria

SERPENTA'RIA

,
Noun.
A plant, called also snake root; a species of Aristolochia.

Definition 2024


serpentária

serpentária

See also: serpentaria

Portuguese

Noun

serpentária f (plural serpentárias)

  1. (pharmacology, historical) serpentine (plant believed to cure snakebites)