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rattlesnake plantain

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Definition of rattlesnake plantain

: any of a genus (Goodyera) of orchids with variegated leaves and small flowers in a twisted spike

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 The team has even introduced one of them, the rattlesnake plantain, into experimental plots in the forest. — Kimbra Cutlip, Smithsonian, "Why the Conservation of Orchids Is No Simple Matter," 28 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of rattlesnake plantain

1881, in the meaning defined above

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