Defn: To wind; to encircle. [R.] Evelyn.
SERPENTARIA
Ser`pen*ta"ri*a, a.Etym: [L. (sc. herba), fr. serpens serpent.]
(Med.)
Defn: The fibrous aromatic root of the Virginia snakeroot
(Aristolochia Serpentaria).
SERPENTARIUS
Ser`pen*ta"ri*us, n.Etym: [NL., fr. L. serpens serpent.] (Astron.)
Defn: A constellation on the equator, lying between Scorpio and
Hercules; — called also Ophiuchus.
SERPENTIFORM
Ser*pen"ti*form, a. Etym: [L. serpens a serpent + -form.]
Defn: Having the form of a serpent.
SERPENTIGENOUS Ser`pen*tig"e*nous, a. Etym: [L. serpens, -entis, a serpent + - genous: cf. L. serpentigena.]
Defn: Bred of a serpent.
SERPENTINE
Ser"pen*tine, a. Etym: [L. serpentinus: cf. F. serpentin.]