RATTLESNAKE ROOT


Meaning of RATTLESNAKE ROOT in English

Function: noun

Date: 1682

: any of various plants formerly believed to be distasteful to rattlesnakes or effective against their venom: as a : any of a genus ( Prenanthes, especially P. altissima ) of composite plants with small heads of drooping ligulate flowers b : SENECA SNAKEROOT

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