rattlesnake root
rattlesnake root
nounDefinition of RATTLESNAKE ROOT
: any of various plants formerly believed to be distasteful to rattlesnakes or effective against their venom: as a : any of a genus (Prenanthes, especially P. altissima) of composite plants with small heads of drooping ligulate flowers b : seneca snakeroot
First Known Use of RATTLESNAKE ROOT
1682
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