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RATTLESNAKE ROOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A plant of the genus Nabalus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rattlesnake root" is a kind 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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rattlesnake root"):
cankerweed; Nabalus alba; Prenanthes alba; white lettuce (herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes)
Holonyms ("rattlesnake root" is a member of...):
genus Nabalus; Nabalus (genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Prenanthes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets
Synonyms:
Prenanthes purpurea; rattlesnake root
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("rattlesnake root" is a kind 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)
Holonyms ("rattlesnake root" is a member of...):
genus Prenanthes; Prenanthes (genus of North American and Asiatic perennial herbs having pinnatisect leaves small heads of drooping yellowish to purple flowers; sometimes includes species often placed in genus Nabalus)
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