ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
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
ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
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
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012