| european sanicle | (n) sanicle of Europe and Asia having white to pale pink flowers, Syn. Sanicula Europaea |
| purple sanicle | (n) sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow or red or purple flowers, Syn. Sanicula bipinnatifida |
| sanicle | (n) 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, Syn. snakeroot |
| white snakeroot | (n) American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium, Syn. Eupatorium rugosum, Ageratina altissima, white sanicle |
| Sanicle | n. [ F., from L. sanare to heal. ] (Bot.) Any plant of the umbelliferous genus |