fleabane
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(noun) any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas |
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Related Words: Erigeron acer, Erigeron annuus, Erigeron aurantiacus, Erigeron divergens, Erigeron glaucous, Erigeron philadelphicus, Erigeron pulchellus, Erigeron speciosus, Philadelphia fleabane, beach aster, blue fleabane, daisy fleabane, orange daisy, orange fleabane, robin's plantain, seaside daisy, showy daisy, spreading fleabane, wild flower, wildflower |
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(noun) hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas |
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Synonyms: Pulicaria dysenterica, feabane mullet |
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Related Words: herb, herbaceous plant |
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(noun) common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron |
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Synonyms: Canadian fleabane, Conyza canadensis, Erigeron canadensis, horseweed |
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Related Words: weed |
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