button snakeroot
noun
any composite plant of the genus Liatris, having narrow, alternate leaves and spikelike heads of rose-purple flowers.
an eryngo, Eryngium yuccifolium, of the southeastern U.S., having bristly leaves and whitish flowers.
Words nearby button snakeroot
button ear, button man, button mangrove, button one's lip, button quail, button snakeroot, button suture, button tow, button up, button-down, button-through
Origin of button snakeroot
An Americanism dating back to 1765–75
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