senega

senega Definition

☆ sen·ega (sen′i gə)

noun

an E North American milkwort (Polygala senega) with single racemes of white flowers
its dried root, formerly used as an expectorant

Etymology: < Senega (root), var. of Seneca: from use by the Seneca against snake bites

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