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HORSEWEED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron
Synonyms:
Canadian fleabane; Conyza canadensis; Erigeron canadensis; fleabane; horseweed
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("horseweed" is a kind of...):
weed (any plant that crowds out cultivated plants)
Holonyms ("horseweed" is a member of...):
Conyza; genus Conyza (common American weed or wildflower)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States
Synonyms:
Collinsonia canadensis; horse balm; horseweed; richweed; stone-root; stone root; stoneroot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("horseweed" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("horseweed" is a member of...):
Collinsonia; genus Collinsonia (small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States)
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