rattlesnake weed


noun
  1. a hawkweed, Hieracium venosum, of eastern North America, whose leaves and root are thought to possess medicinal properties.

  2. a carrotlike weed, Daucus pusillus, of southern and western North America.

  1. any of certain other plants, as an umbelliferous plant, Eryngium aquaticum.

Origin of rattlesnake weed

1
An Americanism dating back to 1750–60

Words Nearby rattlesnake weed

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