Bear's'-ear or Săn'i-cle1
. (Bot.) A species of the Primrose family; Cortusa Matthioli. Loudon.
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Bear's-ear
Sān'i-cle2, n.
(săn′ĭ-kl), n. [Fr. sanicle, Sp., It., & N. Lat. sanicula, from Lat. sanare, to heal.] (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus Sanicula; black snake-root; — so called from its reputed healing qualities.