joe-pye weed

J0049500 (jō′pī′)n. Any of several tall North American plants of the genus Eupatorium of the composite family, having whorled leaves and clusters of small pinkish or purplish flower heads.

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joe-pye weed

(ˈdʒəʊˈpaɪ) n (Plants) US and Canadian any of several North American plants of the genus Eupatorium, esp E. purpureum, having pale purplish clusters of flower heads lacking rays: family Asteraceae (composites)[C19: of unknown origin]

joe-pye′ weed`

(ˌdʒoʊˈpaɪ)
n. a tall North American composite weed, Eupatorium purpureum, having clusters of pinkish or purple flowers. [1810–20, Amer.; orig. uncertain]

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Joe-Pye weed - North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purpleEupatorium purpureum, marsh milkweed, purple boneset, trumpet weedEupatorium, genus Eupatorium - large genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white or purplish flowersherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

Joe-Pye weed - North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower headsEupatorium maculatum, spotted Joe-Pye weedEupatorium, genus Eupatorium - large genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white or purplish flowersherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

joe-pye weed

(jō-pī`), name for a tall North American plant (Eupatorium purpureum) of the family Asteraceae (asteraster
[Gr.,=star], common name for the Asteraceae (Compositae), the aster family, in North America, name for plants of the genus Aster, sometimes called wild asters, and for a related plant more correctly called China aster (Callistephus chinensis
..... Click the link for more information. family), having small, usually pinkish-purple blossoms in large terminal clusters. The name comes from that of a Native American who reputedly effected many cures with the herb. An infusion of the leaves and roots was formerly, and is sometimes yet, employed as a diuretic and an astringent, among other things. It is also called gravelroot, trumpetweed, and purple bonesetboneset
or thoroughwort
, perennial North American herb (Eupatorium perfoliatum) of the family Asteraceae (aster family), having terminal clusters of small, chiefly white blossoms.
..... Click the link for more information. or thoroughwort. Two related species, E. maculatum and verticillatum, are also called joe-pye weed. Joe-pye weed is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Asterales, family Asteraceae.

Joe-Pye weed

Related to Joe-Pye weed: Purple thoroughwort

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Synonyms for Joe-Pye weed

noun North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple

Synonyms

Eupatorium purpureum
marsh milkweed
purple boneset
trumpet weed

Related Words

Eupatorium
genus Eupatorium
herb
herbaceous plant

noun North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads

Synonyms

Eupatorium maculatum
spotted Joe-Pye weed

Related Words

Eupatorium
genus Eupatorium
herb
herbaceous plant