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rattlesnake weed

noun

  1. a hawkweed, Hieracium venosum, of eastern North America, whose leaves and root are thought to possess medicinal properties.
  2. a carrotlike weed, Daucus pusillus, of southern and western North America.
  3. any of certain other plants, as an umbelliferous plant, Eryngium aquaticum.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rattlesnake weed1

An Americanism dating back to 1750–60

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