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rattlesnake plantain

noun

  1. 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.


rattlesnake plantain

noun

  1. any of various small temperate and tropical orchids of the genus Goodyera , having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of yellowish-white flowers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rattlesnake plantain1

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80
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Example Sentences

The Rattlesnake Plantain has peculiar leaves veined with white.

The rattlesnake plantain is frequently met under the coniferous trees of our northern woods.

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