rattlesnake root
noun
any of certain composite plants of the genus Prenanthes, whose roots or tubers have been regarded as a remedy for snake bites, as P. serpentaria or P. alba.
the root or tuber.
the snakeroot, Polygala senega.
its root.
Origin of rattlesnake root
1First recorded in 1675–85
Words Nearby rattlesnake root
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How to use rattlesnake root in a sentence
This is a different thing from the Seneca rattlesnake-root; there's more cure in an ounce of this than in a pound of that.
A Dream of Empire | William Henry VenableTen years earlier a vogue for rattlesnake root had been established, apparently by those interested in promoting it.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia | C. Malcolm Watkins
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