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Definition of Dracontium
1. Noun. Any plant of the genus Dracontium; strongly malodorous tropical American plants usually with gigantic leaves.
Definition of Dracontium
1. Noun. (pharmacy obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, ''Symplocarpus foetidus'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dracontium
Literary usage of Dracontium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1878)
"dracontium. — A New Treatment for Chorea. — In connection with a recent case of
chorea ... The effects of the dracontium are probably due to some volatile ..."
2. King's American Dispensatory by John King, Harvey Wickes Felter, John Uri Lloyd (1905)
"When the fruit is dracontium f History.—This plant has been a troublesome one
for botanists to dispose of. It has been variously annexed to ..."
3. A Manual of organic materia medica: Being a Guide to Materia Medica of the by John Michael Maisch (1892)
"dracontium.—Section through upper part, natural size. principle, which appears
to be altered by heat, has not been isolated (see Arum). „Ja. ..."
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