- cancerweed
- nounsage of eastern United States• Syn: ↑cancer weed, ↑Salvia lyrata
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ nounEtymology: so called from its use in folk medicine as a cancer remedy1. : a rattlesnake root (Prenanthes alba) of which the root has bitter tonic properties2. : a sage (Salvia lyrata) of the eastern United States
Useful english dictionary. 2012.