cancerweed

cancerweed: noun

sage of eastern United States

• Syn: ↑cancer weed, ↑Salvia lyrata

• Hypernyms: ↑sage, ↑salvia

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Etymology: so called from its use in folk medicine as a cancer remedy

1. : a rattlesnake root (Prenanthes alba) of which the root has bitter tonic properties

2. : a sage (Salvia lyrata) of the eastern United States

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cancerweed — n. a sage of eastern U. S. ({Salvia lyrata}). Syn: cancer weed. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Salvia lyrata — cancerweed cancerweed n. a sage of eastern U. S. ({Salvia lyrata}). Syn: cancer weed. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cancer weed — noun sage of eastern United States • Syn: ↑cancerweed, ↑Salvia lyrata • Hypernyms: ↑sage, ↑salvia … Useful english dictionary
Salvia lyrata — noun sage of eastern United States • Syn: ↑cancerweed, ↑cancer weed • Hypernyms: ↑sage, ↑salvia … Useful english dictionary

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