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9 words match “EUPATORIUM”

EUPATORIUM n.
A genus of perennial, composite herbs including hemp agrimony, boneset, throughwort, etc.
AGRIMONY n.
The name is also given to various other plants; as, hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum); water agrimony (Bidens).
BONESET n.
A medicinal plant, the thoroughwort (Eupatorium perfoliatum). Its properties are diaphoretic and tonic.
EUPATORIN; EUPATORINE n.
A principle or mixture of principles extracted from various species of Eupatorium.
HEMP n.
of which was used by the Indians. -- Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe (Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset. -- Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis (G. Tetrahit), belonging to the Mint family. -- Indian hemp. See under Indian, a. -- Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis…
HOMOGAMOUS a.
Having all the flowers alike; -- said of such composite plants as Eupatorium, and the thistels.
JOE-PYE WEED n.
A tall composite plant of the genus Eupatorium (E. purpureum), with purplish flowers, and whorled leaves.
MIST n.
His passion cast a mist before his sense. Dryden. Mist flower (Bot.), a composite plant (Eupatorium coelestinum), having heart-shaped leaves, and corymbs of lavender-blue flowers. It is found in the Western and Southern United States.
TRUMPETWEED n.
An herbaceous composite plant (Eupatorium purpureum), often having hollow stems, and bearing purplish flowers in small corymbed heads.