life-of-man

• Sustantivo que designa una planta perenne sin pelo, de rizoma leñoso y raíces aromáticas, con umbelas paniculadas, nativa del sureste de Norteamérica y México; también se usa como nombre común para lazarillo o hierba de la serpiente, y en sentido figurado puede referirse a la duración de la vida humana.

A noun referring to an unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant, distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by its more aromatic roots and panicled umbels, native to southeastern North America and Mexico.

1. Aromatic perennial plantC2formalamerican

   An unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant, distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by its more aromatic roots and panicled umbels, native to southeastern North America and Mexico.

   Zarzaparrilla aromática

   • The life-of-man plant is known for its highly aromatic roots used in traditional remedies.
   • Botanists distinguish life-of-man from wild sarsaparilla by its panicled umbels.
   • This woody perennial thrives in the southeastern regions of North America.

   Sinónimosamerican spikenard