asarabacca Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun thick creeping evergreen herb of western Europe
    Asarum europaeum.

WordNet

As`a*ra*bac"ca noun
Etymology
L. asarum + bacca a berry. See Asarone.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) An acrid herbaceous plant (Asarum Europæum), the leaves and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. It is principally used in cephalic snuffs.

Webster 1913