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Definition of Asarabacca
1. Noun. Thick creeping evergreen herb of western Europe.
Definition of Asarabacca
1. n. An acrid herbaceous plant (Asarum Europæum), the leaves and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. It is principally used in cephalic snuffs.
Definition of Asarabacca
1. Noun. An acrid herbaceous plant whose leaves and roots are emetic and cathartic. ¹
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Medical Definition of Asarabacca
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Asarabacca
Literary usage of Asarabacca
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American practice condensed, or, The family physician by Wooster Beach (1851)
"The leaves, applied to the feet and forehead, are useful in febrile diseases.
No. 8. asarabacca. ..."
2. The British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review, Or, Quarterly Journal of (1863)
"The emetic and purgative properties of asarabacca were recognised before the ...
The properties of asarabacca have lately been again brought into notice by ..."
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