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ironweed
[ ahy-ern-weed ]
noun
- any of certain North American composite plants of the genus Vernonia, having tubular, chiefly purple or red disk flowers.
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His “Albany cycle,” seven novels including “Ironweed,” for which he won the 1984 Pulitzer, are set there.
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Ironweed of royal purple, maroon-shot, mingles in illogical harmony with the blue vervain and magenta trumpet-weeds.
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The ironweed was in bloom, and sitting on its purple top the dryfly sang the song of midsummer.
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The tree which bore such remarkable fruit was commonly an ironweed tree standing in a conspicuous situation.
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As he knelt to fill the pail, the red haw and the purple ironweed met above his head.
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Ironweed and joepye-weed are such lusty, vigorous plants, and burdock and jimson-weed.
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