Asarabacca \As`a*ra*bac"ca\, n. [L. asarum + bacca a berry. See
{Asarone}.] (Bot.)
An acrid herbaceous plant ({Asarum Europ[ae]um}), the leaves
and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. It is
principally used in cephalic snuffs.
asarabacca
n : thick creeping evergreen herb of western Europe [syn: {Asarum
europaeum}]