rattlesnake root

noun

1. 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.

2. the root or tuber.

3. the snakeroot, Polygala senega.

4. its root.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rattlesnake root¹

First recorded in 1675–85