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rattleroot

rattleroot noun: synonym of rattleweed (“Actaea racemosa”).

Noun

rattleroot (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of rattleweed (“Actaea racemosa”)
    • […] the rattleroot produced the most decidedly beneficial effects. He also tried it in one case of intermittent fever which had resisted the ordinary treatment for six weeks, and cured it in four days […]1854, Horton Howard, An Improved System of Botanic Medicine, page 343
    Synonyms:
    rattleweed

Synonyms of rattleroot

Origin of rattleroot

From rattle + root.

Questions about rattleroot

What does rattleroot mean?
Rattleroot means synonym of rattleweed (“Actaea racemosa”).
What part of speech is rattleroot?
Rattleroot is a noun.

Words near rattleroot in the dictionary

  1. rattler
  2. rattler-jumper
  3. rattler-jumpers
  4. rattler-jumping
  5. rattler-jumpings
  6. rattleroot
  7. rattlers
  8. rattles
  9. rattles a saber
  10. rattles a sabre
  11. rattles about

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