senega
Noun
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Dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin (synset 112727000)
is a type of: root - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the groundis a part of:
- polygala alba, senega - perennial bushy herb of central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot
- polygala senega, seneca snakeroot, senega root, senega snakeroot, seneka snakeroot, senga root - eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots
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Perennial bushy herb of central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest;
Similar to Seneca snakeroot (synset 112725980)is a type of: milkwort - any of various plants of the genus Polygalahas: senega - dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponinsame as: polygala alba
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