agueweed

American

[ey-gyoo-weed] / ˈeɪ gyuˌwid /

noun

a boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum.
a gentian, Gentianella quinquefolia, having bristly blue flowers.

agueweed British

/ ˈeɪɡjuːˌwiːd /

noun

a North American gentianaceous plant, Gentiana quinquefolia, that has clusters of pale blue-violet or white flowers
another name for boneset

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Etymology

Origin of agueweed

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; ague + weed ¹

Example Sentences

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Boneset; Common Thorough wort; Agueweed; Indian Sage Eupatorium perfoliatum Flower-heads—Composite, the numerous, small, dull, white heads of tubular florets only, crowded in a scaly involucre and borne in spreading, flat-topped terminal cymes.

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