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Button snakeroot — Button But ton, n. [OE. boton, botoun, F. bouton button, bud, prop. something pushing out, fr. bouter to push. See {Butt} an end.] 1. A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass. [1913 Webster] 2. A catch, of various forms and materials, used to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
button snakeroot — ☆ button snakeroot n. 1. BLAZING STAR (sense 1) 2. any of a genus (Eryngium) of the umbel family of perennial, thistlelike plants with white or green flowers … English World dictionary
button snakeroot — noun 1. coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite • Syn: ↑rattlesnake master, ↑rattlesnake s master, ↑Eryngium yuccifolium • Hypernyms: ↑perennial • Member Holonyms: ↑Eryngium … Useful english dictionary
button snakeroot — agavinė zunda statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Salierinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Eryngium yuccifolium), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Eryngium yuccifolium angl. button eryngo; button snakeroot; rattlesnake… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
button snakeroot — tankiagraižis liatris statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Liatris pycnostachya), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Liatris pycnostachya angl. button snakeroot; thick spike gayfeather šaltinis… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
button snakeroot — noun Date: 1775 1. blazing star 2a 2. any of several usually prickly herbs (genus Eryngium) of the carrot family … New Collegiate Dictionary
button snakeroot — but′ton snake′root n. 1) pln any composite plant of the genus Liatris, having narrow, alternate leaves and spikelike heads of rose purple flowers 2) pln a plant, Eryngium yuccifolium, of the parsley family, native to the southeastern U.S., having … From formal English to slang
Snakeroot — Snake root , n. (Bot.) Any one of several plants of different genera and species, most of which are (or were formerly) reputed to be efficacious as remedies for the bites of serpents; also, the roots of any of these. [1913 Webster] Note: The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Button — But ton, n. [OE. boton, botoun, F. bouton button, bud, prop. something pushing out, fr. bouter to push. See {Butt} an end.] 1. A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass. [1913 Webster] 2. A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Button hook — Button But ton, n. [OE. boton, botoun, F. bouton button, bud, prop. something pushing out, fr. bouter to push. See {Butt} an end.] 1. A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass. [1913 Webster] 2. A catch, of various forms and materials, used to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
