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snakeweed definition

snake·weed (-wēd′)

noun

any of several plants supposedly resembling snakes or reputedly a cure for snakebites; specif.,
  1. any of various plants (genus Gutierrezia) of the composite family, with small, yellow flower heads
  2. bistort
  3. ☆ snakeroot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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