asarabacca

English

Alternative forms

  • asarabacke

Etymology

From Latin asarum + baccar.

Noun

asarabacca (usually uncountable, plural asarabaccas)

  1. An acrid herbaceous plant, Asarum europaeum, the leaves and roots of which were used for emetic and cathartic purposes.
    Synonyms: hazelwort, wild ginger

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