Rattlesnake weed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a hawkweed with a rosette of purple-veined basal leaves; Canada to northern Georgia and Kentucky
    Hieracium venosum.

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Definitions
  1. (Bot.), a plant of the composite genus Hieracium (H. venosum); probably so named from its spotted leaves. See also Snakeroot.

Webster 1913