Prenanthes serpentaria

Prenanthes serpentaria
noun
common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes
Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Nabalus, ↑genus Nabalus

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  • Prenanthes serpentaria — gall of the earth gall of the earth n. A common perennial herb ({Nabalus serpentarius}) widely distributed in southern and eastern U. S., having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion s foot in shape;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Prenanthes serpentaria — Gall Gall (g[add]l), n.[OE. galle, gal, AS. gealla; akin to D. gal, OS. & OHG. galla, Icel. gall, SW. galla, Dan. galde, L. fel, Gr. ?, and prob. to E. yellow. [root]49. See {Yellow}, and cf. {Choler}] 1. (Physiol.) The bitter, alkaline, viscid… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Prenanthes serpentaria Pursh var. barbata Torr. & A. Gray — Symbol PRBA Synonym Symbol PRSEB Botanical Family Asteraceae …   Scientific plant list

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  • Prenanthes alba — Rattlesnake Rat tle*snake (r[a^]t t l*sn[=a]k ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera {Crotalus} and {Caudisona}, or {Sistrurus}; sometimes also called {rattler}. They have a series of horny …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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