Boneset
11boneset — n. Thoroughwort, feverwort, ague weed, Indian sage (Eupatorium perfoliatum) …
12boneset — bone·set …
13boneset — bone•set [[t]ˈboʊnˌsɛt[/t]] n. pln any composite plant of the genus Eupatorium, esp. E. perfoliatum, of North America, having white flowers in a flat topped cluster Also called thoroughwort • Etymology: 1810–20, amer …
14boneset — noun 1. European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America • Syn: ↑common comfrey, ↑Symphytum officinale • Hypernyms: ↑comfrey, ↑cumfrey • Part Meronyms: ↑comfrey, ↑ …
15american boneset — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a boneset (Eupatorium hyssopifolium) with narrow leaves and white flowers found in sandy areas of the eastern United States …
16upland boneset — noun : a boneset (Eupatorium sessilifolium) of eastern No. America with slender stems and nearly sessile and usually opposite leaves …
17purple boneset. — See joe pye weed (def. 1). * * * …
18common boneset — noun The herb Eupatorium perfoliatum, also known as thoroughwort. Often used by herbalists as a stimulant, febrifuge and laxative …
19climbing boneset — noun herb of tropical America having vanilla scented flowers; climbs up trees • Syn: ↑climbing hempweed, ↑wild climbing hempweed, ↑climbing hemp vine, ↑Mikania scandens • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
20purple boneset — noun North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple • Syn: ↑Joe Pye weed, ↑trumpet weed, ↑marsh milkweed, ↑Eupatorium purpureum • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant …
