rattlesnake master

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

The plant was reputed to cure rattlesnake bites.

Noun

rattlesnake master (plural rattlesnake masters)

  1. Any of species Eryngium yuccifolium and E. aquaticum, common herbaceous perennial plants native to the tallgrass prairies of North America.
  2. Any of species Agave virginica (syn. Manfreda virginica), a flowering plant.

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