SENEGA

senega, Polygala alba

(noun) perennial bushy herb of central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot

senega

(noun) dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

senega (uncountable)

(medicine) Seneca root

Anagrams

• Eagens, sagene

Source: Wiktionary


Sen"e*ga, n. (Med.)

Definition: Seneca root.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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