button snakeroot
Synonym of blazing starSynonym of blazing star (Liatris spicata)
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Synonym of blazing star (Liatris spicata)
More definitions
- coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master
- any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
- coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite
Forms
plural: button snakeroots| Singular | button snakeroot |
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uncountable
Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master:Eryngium aquaticum
- any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads:blazing stargayfeathergay-feathersnakeroot
- coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite:rattlesnake masterrattlesnake's masterEryngium yuccifolium
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable