| 1. | any composite plant of the genus Liatris, having narrow, alternate leaves and spikelike heads of rose-purple flowers. |
| 2. | an eryngo, Eryngium yuccifolium, of the southeastern U.S., having bristly leaves and whitish flowers. |

| blaz·ing star (blā'zĭng) n.
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| button snakeroot n.
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| rattlesnake master n. Any of several plants, such as Eryngium yuccifolium of the eastern United States, supposedly effective against the venom of rattlesnakes and having narrow leaves with spiny margins and whitish flower heads. Also called button snakeroot. |