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SPOTTED JOE-PYE WEED
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads
Synonyms:
Eupatorium maculatum; Joe-Pye weed; spotted Joe-Pye weed
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("spotted Joe-Pye weed" 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 ("spotted Joe-Pye weed" is a member of...):
Eupatorium; genus Eupatorium (large genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white or purplish flowers)