agueweed

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

agueweed
    n 1: gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly
         blue flowers [syn: {agueweed}, {ague weed}, {five-flowered
         gentian}, {stiff gentian}, {Gentianella quinquefolia},
         {Gentiana quinquefolia}]
    2: perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-
       rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine [syn:
       {boneset}, {agueweed}, {thoroughwort}, {Eupatorium
       perfoliatum}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

agueweed \agueweed\ n.
   1. 1 a gentian of East North America having clusters of
      bristly blue flowers.

   Syn: ague weed, five-flowered gentian, stiff gentian,
        Gentianella quinquefolia, Gentiana quinquefolia
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. a perennial herb of the southeastern U. S. having
      white-rayed flower heads. It was formerly used in folk
      medicine.

   Syn: boneset, thoroughwort, Eupatorium perfoliatum
        [WordNet 1.5]

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