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Definition of: senega
(sen′ə·gə) noun
1. The dried root of an herb (Polygala senega) of the milkwort family, used as a stimulating expectorant, as in treating bronchitis.
2. The plant itself. Also senega root. [<NL, alter. of SENECA; SO called because thought, by the Seneca Indians, to be good for snakebites]
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