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snakeweed

noun snake·weed \-ˌwēd\

Definition of SNAKEWEED

:  any of various plants popularly associated with snakes (as in appearance, habitat, or the treatment of snakebite); especially :  any of an American genus (Gutierrezia) of composite herbs or low shrubs with clustered yellow flower heads
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First Known Use of SNAKEWEED

1597

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