aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities | coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master |
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests | coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite |
| any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads |