button snakeroot

/ˌbʌtn ˌsnækˈrut/

Definitions of button snakeroot

1. noun

   coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite
   synonyms: Eryngium yuccifolium, rattlesnake master, rattlesnake's master

   type of:

   perennial

   (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more
2. noun

   coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master
   synonyms: Eryngium aquaticum

   type of:

   herb, herbaceous plant

   a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
3. noun

   any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
   synonyms: blazing star, gay-feather, gayfeather, snakeroot

   types:

   Liatris punctata, dotted gayfeather

   herb with many stems bearing narrow slender wands of crowded rose-lavender flowers; central United States and Canada to Texas and northern Mexico

   Liatris pycnostachya, dense blazing star

   perennial of southeastern and central United States having very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for cut flowers

   type of:

   wild flower, wildflower

   wild or uncultivated flowering plant