asarabacca
/ˌæsərəˈbækə/
noun
- A low-growing European plant with kidney-shaped leaves and a strong, spicy smell, formerly used in medicine and snuff.
- Hikers sometimes mistake wild ginger for asarabacca because of their similar leaves.
- The asarabacca plant was once common in English cottage gardens for its medicinal uses.
- The herbalist dried asarabacca leaves to make a powder for treating headaches.