Polygala alba, senega - perennial bushy herb of Central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot

Polygala senega, Seneca snakeroot, senega root, senega snakeroot, Seneka snakeroot, senga root - eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots

root - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

milkwort - any of various plants of the genus Polygala

senega - dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin