Syn: ague weed, five-flowered gentian, stiff gentian,
Gentianella quinquefolia, Gentiana quinquefolia
[WordNet 1.5]
2. a perennial herb of the southeastern U. S. having
white-rayed flower heads. It was formerly used in folk
medicine.
Syn: boneset, thoroughwort, Eupatorium perfoliatum [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
agueweed — ☆ agueweed [ā′gyo͞o wēd΄ ] n. 1. a variety (Gentiana quinquefolia) of gentian 2. BONESET … English World dictionary
agueweed — /ay gyooh weed /, n. 1. a boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum. See illus. under boneset. 2. a gentian, Gentianella quinquefolia, having bristly blue flowers. [1885 90, Amer.; AGUE + WEED1] * * * … Universalium
agueweed — noun An herb also known as common boneset … Wiktionary
agueweed — ague·weed … English syllables
agueweed — a•gue•weed [[t]ˈeɪ gyuˌwid[/t]] n. 1) pln a common boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum[/ex] 2) pln a gentian, Gentianella quinquefolia, having bristly blue flowers • Etymology: 1885–90, amer … From formal English to slang
agueweed — noun 1. gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers • Syn: ↑ague weed, ↑five flowered gentian, ↑stiff gentian, ↑Gentianella quinquefolia, ↑Gentiana quinquefolia • Hypernyms: ↑gentian … Useful english dictionary
Remedy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Remedy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 remedy remedy help redress Sgm: N 1 anthelmintic anthelmintic Sgm: N 1 antidote antidote antifebrile antipoison counterpoison antitoxin antispasmodic … English dictionary for students
Gentianella quinquefolia — Taxobox name = Gentianella quinquefolia regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Gentianaceae genus = Gentianella species = G. quinquefolia binomial = Gentianella quinquefolia binomial… … Wikipedia
Gentianella — germanica Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
Eupatorium perfoliatum — Conservation status Secure (NatureS … Wikipedia
