outracing cyclones and rangefires, switchbacking up the eastern slope of the Rockies through meadows of mule-ear and sneezeweed, on over the great torn crestline, to be delivered at last into these unholy mountains Webb grew to manhood in [...]
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Sneezeweed — Sneeze weed , n. (Bot.) A yellow flowered composite plant ({Helenium autumnale}) the odor of which is said to cause sneezing. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sneezeweed — ☆ sneezeweed [snēz′wēd΄ ] n. any of a genus (Helenium) of plants of the composite family; esp., a North American perennial ( H. autumnale) said to cause sneezing … English World dictionary
Sneezeweed — There are several plants referred to as sneezeweed:*Achillea ptarmica in the Asteraceae family *Various species of Helenium in the Asteraceae family *In Australia, Centipeda cunninghamii or old man weed is also referred to as common sneezeweed … Wikipedia
sneezeweed — noun any of various plants of the genus Helenium characteristically causing sneezing • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑autumn sneezeweed, ↑Helenium autumnale, ↑orange sneezeweed, ↑owlclaws, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sneezeweed — čiaudulinė kraujažolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Achillea ptarmica), paplitęs Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Achillea ptarmica angl. goose tongue; mild pellitory; sneezeweed; sneezewort;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
sneezeweed — saulainė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šeima. Astriniai – Asteraceae Martynov atitikmenys: lot. Helenium angl. bitterweed; sneezeweed; sneezewort vok. Sonnenbraut rus. гелениум lenk. dzielżan; helenium … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
sneezeweed — noun Date: circa 1837 any of several composite plants; especially a North American perennial herb (Helenium autumnale) with yellow ray flowers and a darker globose disk … New Collegiate Dictionary
sneezeweed — /sneez weed /, n. any of several coarse composite plants of the genus Helenium, the flowers of which resemble sunflowers and cause sneezing. [1830 40; SNEEZE + WEED1] * * * ▪ plant any of about 40 species of tall herbs constituting the… … Universalium
sneezeweed — sneeze·weed (snēzґwēd) Helenium … Medical dictionary
sneezeweed — sneeze•weed [[t]ˈsnizˌwid[/t]] n. pln any of several composite plants of the genus Helenium, the flowers of which cause sneezing • Etymology: 1830–40 … From formal English to slang
