SANICULA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sanicula mean? 

• SANICULA (noun)
  The noun SANICULA has 1 sense:

1. chiefly American herbs: sanicle

  Familiarity information: SANICULA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SANICULA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Chiefly American herbs: sanicle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Sanicula; Sanicula

Hypernyms ("Sanicula" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "Sanicula"):

sanicle; snakeroot (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)

Holonyms ("Sanicula" is a member of...):

Apiaceae; carrot family; family Apiaceae; family Umbelliferae; Umbelliferae (plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill)