rattlesnake weed: Meaning and Definition of

rat'tlesnake weed"

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  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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