Dictionary entry

Asarabacca

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖As′a‐ra‐bac″ca (�), n. [L. asarum + bacca a berry. See Asarone.] (Bot.) An acrid herbaceous plant (Asarum Europæum), the leaves and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. It is principally used in cephalic snuffs.