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TRUMPET WEED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trumpet weed mean?
• TRUMPET WEED (noun)
The noun TRUMPET WEED has 1 sense:
1. North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple
Familiarity information: TRUMPET WEED used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("trumpet 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 ("trumpet 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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