Ironweed

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of certain species of the genus Vernonia of forbs and shrubs. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
vernonia

Etymology

From iron + weed.

Related phrases

New York ironweedlittle ironweedyellow ironweed

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