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Definition of Seneca

Seneca
Senecas Sen"e*cas, n. pl.; sing. Seneca. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Western New York. This tribe was the most numerous and most warlike of the Five Nations. Seneca grass(Bot.), holy grass. See under Holy. Seneca eil, petroleum or naphtha. Seneca root, or Seneca snakeroot (Bot.), the rootstock of an American species of milkworth (Polygala Senega) having an aromatic but bitter taste. It is often used medicinally as an expectorant and diuretic, and, in large doses, as an emetic and cathartic. [Written also Senega root, and Seneka root.]

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- Look up Seneca in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Seneca may refer to: Seneca (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or...
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger (/ˈsɛnɪkə/ SEN-ik-ə; c. 4 BC – AD 65), usually known mononymously as Seneca, was a Stoic philosopher of Ancient Rome...
- The Seneca (/ˈsɛnɪkə/ SEN-ik-ə; Seneca: O-non-dowa-gah/Onöndowa'ga:', lit. 'Great Hill People') are a group of Indigenous Iroquoian-speaking people who...
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Elder (/ˈsɛnɪkə/ SEN-ik-ə; c. 54 BC – c. AD 39), also known as Seneca the Rhetorician, was a Roman writer, born of a wealthy...
- The Piper PA-34 Seneca is a twin-engined light aircraft, produced in the United States by Piper Aircraft. It has been in non-continuous production since...
- 40°47′02″N 73°58′08″W / 40.784002°N 73.968892°W / 40.784002; -73.968892 Seneca Village was a 19th-century settlement of mostly African American landowners...
- Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, branded as Seneca Polytechnic since 2023, is a multi-campus public college in the Greater Toronto Area and...
- Seneca is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Wisconsin: Seneca, Crawford County, Wisconsin, a town Seneca (community), Crawford County, Wisconsin...
- Seneca Falls may refer to: Seneca Falls, New York, a town in the United States Seneca Falls (CDP), New York, a hamlet in the United States The Seneca...
- Seneca Foods Corporation is an American food processor and distributor headquartered in Fairport, New York, United States. Seneca Foods Corporation conducts...