PURPLE BONESET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does purple boneset mean? 

• PURPLE BONESET (noun)
  The noun PURPLE BONESET has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PURPLE BONESET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PURPLE BONESET (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 ("purple boneset" 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 ("purple boneset" is a member of...):

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