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rattlesnake master

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The plant was reputed to cure rattlesnake bites.

Noun

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rattlesnake master (plural rattlesnake masters)

  1. Any member of the species Eryngium yuccifolium and E. aquaticum, common herbaceous perennial plants native to the tallgrass prairies of North America.
  2. Any member of the species Agave virginica (syn. Manfreda virginica), a flowering plant.

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