JOE-PYE WEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Joe-Pye weed mean? 

• JOE-PYE WEED (noun)
  The noun JOE-PYE WEED has 2 senses:

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

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

  Familiarity information: JOE-PYE WEED used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JOE-PYE WEED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Eupatorium purpureum; Joe-Pye weed; marsh milkweed; purple boneset; trumpet weed

Hypernyms ("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 ("Joe-Pye weed" is a member of...):

Eupatorium; genus Eupatorium (large genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white or purplish flowers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Eupatorium maculatum; Joe-Pye weed; spotted Joe-Pye weed

Hypernyms ("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 ("Joe-Pye weed" is a member of...):

Eupatorium; genus Eupatorium (large genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white or purplish flowers)