Asarabacca

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Asarabacca \As`a*ra*bac"ca\, n. [L. asarum + bacca a berry. See
     {Asarone}.] (Bot.)
     An acrid herbaceous plant ({Asarum Europ[ae]um}), the leaves
     and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. It is
     principally used in cephalic snuffs.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  asarabacca
       n : thick creeping evergreen herb of western Europe [syn: {Asarum
           europaeum}]