HyperDic: thoroughwort

English > 1 sense of the word thoroughwort:
NOUNplantthoroughwort, boneset, agueweed, Eupatorium perfoliatumperennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads
English > thoroughwort: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningperennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine.
Synonymsboneset, agueweed, Eupatorium perfoliatum
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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