RATTLESNAKE ROOT


Meaning of RATTLESNAKE ROOT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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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