rattlesnake weed

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noun

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

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

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

rattlesnake plantain.

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Origin of rattlesnake weed

An Americanism dating back to 1750–60

Words nearby rattlesnake weed

rattlesnake fern, rattlesnake flag, rattlesnake master, rattlesnake plantain, rattlesnake root, rattlesnake weed, rattletrap, rattling, rattly, ratton, rattoon

How to use rattlesnake weed in a sentence

The pale, baby-faced, red-cheeked rapper is furiously puffing away at a hastily-made blunt crammed with low-grade weed.
The Cult of Yung Lean: ‘I’m Building An Anarchistic Society From the Ground Up’|Marlow Stern|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Antoine himself had recently been arrested on a six-year-old warrant for a dime bag of weed.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown|Batya Ungar-Sargon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Maurice, a 22-year-old father, says the cops planted weed on him after he was arrested once.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown|Batya Ungar-Sargon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There was a lot of weed, he snorted a ton of coke, was guzzling Bloody Marys.
The Unbelievable (True) Story of the World’s Most Infamous Hash Smuggler|Marlow Stern|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

As our correspondent discovers, a little weed can go a long way.
Meet the Julia Child of Weed|Justin Jones|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are so rich in harmony, so weird, so wild, that when you hear them you are like a sea-weed cast upon the bosom of the ocean.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
The weed growing over every water, and at the bank of the river, shall be pulled up before all grass.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Lamb fills his case, and lights this the ne plus ultra of a soothing weed.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
We should infer also from some of the early stage plays, that the "players" used the weed even when acting their parts.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
In no part of the world is smoking so common as in South America; here all classes and all ages use the weed.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.