rattlesnake plantain

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noun

any of several low, terrestrial orchids, as Goodyera repens, of northern temperate regions, having a basal rosette of leaves with white veins and a one-sided spike of white flowers.

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Origin of rattlesnake plantain

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

Words nearby rattlesnake plantain

rattler, rattlesnake, rattlesnake fern, rattlesnake flag, rattlesnake master, rattlesnake plantain, rattlesnake root, rattlesnake weed, rattletrap, rattling, rattly

How to use rattlesnake plantain in a sentence

In May 2012, Mark Wolford, a third-generation snake handler, also died after being bitten by a rattlesnake.
Bible Passages that Could Get You Killed|Candida Moss|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You can even purchase a “Canned Exotic Meat Gift Set,” which includes rattlesnake, alligator, elk, and buffalo.
Camel in a Can and 6 More Weird Canned Meats||January 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In other words, a bunch of guys grabbing their guns and waving a flag emblazoned with a rattlesnake is not a militia.
Gun-Rights Advocates Should Fear History of Second Amendment|Saul Cornell|December 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice and garnish with a semi peeled baby plantain.
Lights, Camera, Cocktails|Brody Brown|August 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST

If you don't take vitamins on a regular basis it's like going to bed with a rattlesnake,” he declared, “it's going to get you.
Jack LaLanne's 10 Health Habits|The Daily Beast|January 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Quite a shower of shell fell all about us, the Turks having spotted there was some sort of "bloke" on the Rattlesnake.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Most of us showed signs, I will not say of being rattled, but of having stumbled against a rattlesnake.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The plant from which is made what is called Manila hemp belongs to the same family as the banana and the plantain.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
Its scaly body wound about her boot, the flat head swaying from side to side, was a huge rattlesnake.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O|Clair Blank
Several times she had startled antelope, and once her horse had shied at a rattlesnake coiled in the sunshine.
Mystery Ranch|Arthur Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for rattlesnake plantain

rattlesnake plantain

noun

any of various small temperate and tropical orchids of the genus Goodyera, having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of yellowish-white flowers

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