- Boneset
- Boneset Bone"set`, n. (Bot.) A medicinal plant, the thoroughwort ({Eupatorium perfoliatum}). Its properties are diaphoretic and tonic. [1913 Webster]
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boneset — ☆ boneset [bōn′set΄ ] n. any of several plants of the composite family; esp., a plant (Eupatorium perfoliatum) with flat clusters of white flowers, used in folk medicine … English World dictionary
boneset — /bohn set /, n. any composite plant of the genus Eupatorium, esp. E. perfoliatum, of North America, having white flowers in a flat topped cluster. Also called thoroughwort. [1810 20, Amer.; BONE1 + SET (v.), so named (by hyperbole) because… … Universalium
boneset — noun a) Any of several plants of the genus Eupatorium. b) The herb common boneset … Wiktionary
boneset — vaistinė taukė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Agurklinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, dervinis, gleivinis, pašarinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Symphytum officinale), paplitęs Europoje ir vakarų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Symphytum officinale… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
boneset — permautalapis kemeras statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Eupatorium perfoliatum), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Eupatorium perfoliatum angl. boneset; thoroughwax; thoroughwort… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
boneset tea — boneset tea, U.S. an infusion of boneset leaves used as an old fashioned tonic … Useful english dictionary
boneset — noun Date: 1764 any of several composite herbs (genus Eupatorium); especially a perennial (E. perfoliatum) of central and eastern North America with opposite perfoliate leaves and white rayed flower heads used in folk medicine … New Collegiate Dictionary
boneset — n. North American perennial herb herb of the daisy having healing properties, thoroughwort … English contemporary dictionary
boneset — noun 1》 a plant of the daisy family, bearing clusters of small white flowers and used in herbal medicine. [Eupatorium perfoliatum.] 2》 Brit. the common comfrey, the ground up root of which was formerly used as a ‘plaster’ to set broken bones … English new terms dictionary
boneset — n. Thoroughwort, feverwort, ague weed, Indian sage (Eupatorium perfoliatum) … New dictionary of synonyms
