Snakeroot

• Yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally
• A plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects
• North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bugbane \Bug"bane`\, n. (Bot.) A perennial white-flowered herb of the order Ranunculace[ae] and genus Cimiciguga ; bugwort. There are several species.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally [syn: white hellebore , American hellebore , Indian poke , Veratrum viride ] a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Bugbane is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Actaea Trautvetteria

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The baneberry.