HyperDic: marsh_milkweed

English > 1 sense of the expression marsh milkweed:
NOUNplantmarsh milkweed, Joe-Pye weed, purple boneset, trumpet weed, Eupatorium purpureumNorth American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple
English > marsh milkweed: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningNorth American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple.
SynonymsJoe-Pye weed, purple boneset, trumpet weed, Eupatorium purpureum
Member ofEupatorium, genus Eupatoriumlarge genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white or purplish flowers
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem

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