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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Asarabacca
Asarabacca \As`a*ra*bac"ca\, n. [L. asarum + bacca a berry. See Asarone.] (Bot.) An acrid herbaceous plant ( Asarum Europ[ae]um), the leaves and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. It is principally used in cephalic snuffs.
Wiktionary
asarabacca
n. An acrid herbaceous plant, (taxlink Asarum europaeum species noshow=1) whose leaf and roots are emetic and cathartic.
WordNet
asarabacca
n. thick creeping evergreen herb of western Europe [syn: Asarum europaeum]
Usage examples of "asarabacca".
The dried and powdered leaves of Asarabacca (Asarum Europaeum) are used in the preparation of cephalic snuffs, exciting sneezing and giving relief to headache and weak eyes.
Asarabacca is the only British species of the Birthwort family (and perhaps not indigenous).