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 alsobabroot, 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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