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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flea•bane (flē′bān′),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of various composite plants, as Pulicaria dysenterica, of Europe, or Erigeron philadelphicus, of the U.S., reputed to destroy or drive away fleas.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fleabane /ˈfliːˌbeɪn/ n - any of several plants of the related genus Pulicaria, esp the Eurasian P. dysenterica, which has yellow daisy-like flower heads
- Canadian fleabane ⇒ a related plant, Conyza (or Erigeron) canadensis, with small white tubular flower heads
US name: horseweed - any of various other plants reputed to ward off fleas
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