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joe-pye weed
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun joe-pye weed has 2 senses
- joe-pye weed(n = noun.plant) eupatorium purpureum, marsh milkweed, purple boneset, trumpet weed - North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple; Array is a member of eupatorium, genus eupatorium
- joe-pye weed(n = noun.plant) eupatorium maculatum, spotted joe-pye weed - North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads; Array is a member of eupatorium, genus eupatorium
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
CIDE DICTIONARY
joe-pye weed,
A tall composite plant of the genus Eupatorium (Eupatorium purpureum ), with purplish flowers, and whorled leaves. [1913 Webster]
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