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Meaning of SANICLE

Pronunciation:  'sanikul

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers
 

SANICLE is a 7 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: snakeroot
 
 See Also: European sanicle, footsteps-of-spring, genus Sanicula, herb, herbaceous plant, purple sanicle, Sanicula, Sanicula arctopoides, Sanicula bipinnatifida, Sanicula Europaea

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\San"i*cle\, n. [F., from L. sanare to heal.] (Bot.)
Any plant of the umbelliferous genus {Sanicula}, reputed to
have healing powers.

 

 

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