Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sanicle \San"i*cle\, n. [F., from L. sanare to heal.] (Bot.)
   Any plant of the umbelliferous genus {Sanicula}, reputed to
   have healing powers.

Source : WordNet®

sanicle
     n : a plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound
         leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed
         by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers [syn: {snakeroot}]