rattlesnake root

rattlesnake root Definition

☆ rattlesnake root

noun

any of a number of perennial plants (genus Prenanthes) of the composite family, with small, cylindrical, drooping heads and intensely bitter roots, formerly considered a cure for snakebite
any of various other plants formerly considered such a cure

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