Sampson snakeroot

noun

variants or Sampson's snakeroot or less commonly Samson snakeroot

1

: an aromatic herb (Psoralea psoralioides) of the southeastern U.S. with a root having tonic properties

called also babroot, Congo root

2

: any of several American gentians of the genus Dasystephana

Word History

Etymology

from the name Sampson or Samson

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