button snakeroot Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite
   rattlesnake's master; Eryngium yuccifolium; rattlesnake master.
   
2. noun coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master
   Eryngium aquaticum.
   
3. noun any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
   blazing star; snakeroot; gayfeather; gay-feather.
   

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