| 单词 | rattlesnake herb |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrattlesnake herb rattlesnake herb n. now rare any of several plants formerly used to treat rattlesnake bites; spec. (a) a goldenrod (genus Solidago); (b) either of two North American baneberries, red baneberry ( Actaea rubra) and white baneberry ( A. pachypoda). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Ranunculaceae (crowfoot and allies) > [noun] > baneberry herb Christophera1450 rattlesnake herb1737 baneberry1755 richweed1762 redberry1785 1737 B. Franklin Poor Richard's Almanack 3 (caption) Rattle-Snake Herb. 1763 tr. A. Le Page du Pratz Hist. Louisiana II. 43 The Rattle-snake-herb has a bulbous root like that of a tuberose, but twice as large. 1861 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. I. 47 The tubers of an American species [of Actæa] are considered an efficacious remedy for the wound inflicted by the bite of the rattle-snake; hence that plant is one of several which are known in America as the Rattlesnake-Herb. 1897 N. L. Britton & A. Brown Illustr. Flora Northern U.S. II. 55 Actaea rubra... This and the following species [sc. A. alba] are called also Cohosh, Herb-Christopher and Rattlesnake Herb. 1979 C. Erichsen-Brown Use of Plants for Last 500 Years 348 Red baneberry Actaea rubra..(A. spicata var. rubra)..Common names..rattlesnake herb, grapewort, snake berry. < as lemmas |
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