sanicle

2 definitions found

sanicle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

sanicle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sanicle
      n 1: 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 [syn:
           sanicle, snakeroot]