button snakeroot

1. (noun) coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master
Synonyms: Eryngium aquaticum
Related Words: herb, herbaceous plant

2. (noun) any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
Synonyms: blazing star, gayfeather, snakeroot
Related Words: Liatris punctata, Liatris pycnostachya, dense blazing star, dotted gayfeather, wild flower, wildflower

3. (noun) coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite
Synonyms: Eryngium yuccifolium, rattlesnake master, rattlesnake's master
Related Words: perennial



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