rattlesnake master

English

Alternative forms

• rattlesnakemaster

Etymology

The plant was reputed to cure rattlesnake bites.

Noun

rattlesnake master (plural rattlesnake masters)

1. Eryngium yuccifolium, a common herbaceous perennial plant native to the tallgrass prairies of North America.
2. Manfreda virginica, a flowering plant related to agaves.