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THOROUGHWORT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thoroughwort mean?
• THOROUGHWORT (noun)
The noun THOROUGHWORT has 1 sense:
1. perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine
Familiarity information: THOROUGHWORT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
agueweed; boneset; Eupatorium perfoliatum; thoroughwort
Hypernyms ("thoroughwort" 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 ("thoroughwort" is a member of...):
Eupatorium; genus Eupatorium (large genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white or purplish flowers)
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