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Meaning of ASARABACCA

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  thick creeping evergreen herb of western Europe
 

ASARABACCA is a 10 letter word that starts with A.

 

 Synonyms: Asarum europaeum
 
 See Also: wild ginger

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.

 

 

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