rattlesnake plantain

noun

Any orchid of a number of species in the genus Goodyera.

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helleborine
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Meanings

nounrattlesnake plantain (plural rattlesnake plantains)

plural rattlesnake plantains

  1. Any orchid of a number of species in the genus Goodyera.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme

Similar
helleborine
Broader
orchidorchidaceous plant
Also see
downy rattlesnakehelleborine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

rattlesnake plantain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rattlesnake%20plantain

MLA

“rattlesnake plantain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rattlesnake%20plantain. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rattlesnake plantain,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rattlesnake%20plantain.

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