rattlesnake master

n. Any of several plants of the genus Eryngium of the parsley family, especially E. yuccifolium of central and eastern North America, once thought effective against rattlesnake venom and having narrow spiny leaves and clusters of small whitish flowers.

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rattlesnake master - coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bitebutton snakeroot, Eryngium yuccifolium, rattlesnake's masterperennial - (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or moreEryngium, genus Eryngium - large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution

rattlesnake master

Related to rattlesnake master: prairie dock, wild quinine, Prairie blazing star

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Synonyms for rattlesnake master

noun coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite

Synonyms

button snakeroot
Eryngium yuccifolium
rattlesnake's master

Related Words

perennial
Eryngium
genus Eryngium