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rat'tlesnake root"

1. any of certain composite plants of the genus Prenanthes, whose roots or tubers have been regarded as a remedy for snake bites, as P. serpentaria or P. alba.
2. the root or tuber.
3. the snakeroot, Polygala senega.
4. its root.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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