What does "trumpetweed" mean?

Any of the joe-pye weeds, herbaceous composite plants of genus Eutrochium, often having hollow stems, bearing purplish flowers in small corymbed heads, native to eastern North America.

What is a synonym for "trumpetweed"?

Common synonyms include: sea trumpet.

Trumpetweed

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Noun

1
Any of the joe-pye weeds, herbaceous composite plants of genus Eutrochium, often having hollow stems, bearing purplish flowers in small corymbed heads, native to eastern North America. uncountable
2
Ecklonia buccinalis (seaweed) uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

sea trumpet

Etymology

From trumpet + weed.

Related phrases

joe pye weed sea trumpet

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