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SPOTTED JOE-PYE WEED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spotted Joe-Pye weed mean?
• SPOTTED JOE-PYE WEED (noun)
The noun SPOTTED JOE-PYE WEED has 1 sense:
1. North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads
Familiarity information: SPOTTED JOE-PYE WEED used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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 ("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)
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