rattlesnake master

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

The plant was reputed to cure rattlesnake bites.

Noun

rattlesnake master (plural rattlesnake masters)

  1. Eryngium yuccifolium, a common herbaceous perennial plant native to the tallgrass prairies of North America.
  2. Manfreda virginica, a flowering plant related to agaves.
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