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snakeweed

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snake⋅weed

  [sneyk-weed]
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–noun
bistort (def. 1).
Origin:
1590–1600; snake + weed 1

bis⋅tort

  [bis-tawrt]
–noun
1. Also called snakeweed. a European plant, Polygonum bistorta, of the buckwheat family, having a twisted root, which is sometimes used as an astringent.
2. any of several related plants, as P. viviparum (alpine bistort).
Origin:
1570–80; < ML bistorta twice twisted. See bis 1 , tort
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snake·weed   (snāk'wēd')   
n.  Any of various plants, such as bistort, reputed to have the power to cure snakebite.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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