SNAKENECK
Snake"neck`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The snakebird, 1.
SNAKEROOT
Snake"root`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: Any one of several plants of different genera and species, most of which are (or were formerly) reputed to be efficacious as remedies for the bites of serpents; also, the roots of any of these.
Note: The Virginia snakeroot is Aristolochia Serpentaria; black snakeroot is Sanicula, esp. S. Marilandica, also Cimicifuga racemosa; Seneca snakeroot is Polygala Senega; button snakeroot is Liatris, also Eryngium; white snakeroot is Eupatorium ageratoides. The name is also applied to some others besides these.
SNAKE'S-HEAD
Snake's"-head`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The Guinea-hen flower; — so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head. Dr. Prior. Snake's-head iris (Bot.), an iridaceous plant (Hermodactylus tuberosus) of the Mediterranean region. The flowers slightly resemble a serpent's open mouth.
SNAKESTONE
Snake"stone`, n.
1. A kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland.
2. (Paleon.)