Noun: rattlesnake plantain
- Any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme
"The rattlesnake plantain's distinctive leaf patterns made it easy to identify";
- helleborine
Derived forms: rattlesnake plantains
Type of: orchid, orchidaceous plant
Part of: genus Goodyera, Goodyera
Encyclopedia: Rattlesnake plantain