rattlesnake root
noun
any of certain composite plants of the genus Prenanthes, whose roots or tubers have been regarded as a remedy for snake bites, as P. serpentaria or P. alba.
the root or tuber.
the snakeroot, Polygala senega.
its root.
Origin of rattlesnake root
First recorded in 1675–85
Words nearby rattlesnake root
rattlesnake,
rattlesnake fern,
rattlesnake flag,
rattlesnake master,
rattlesnake plantain,
rattlesnake root,
rattlesnake weed,
rattletrap,
rattling,
rattly,
ratton