boneset

[ bohn-set ]

/ ˈboʊnˌsɛt /

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noun

any composite plant of the genus Eupatorium, especially E. perfoliatum, of North America, having white flowers in a flat-topped cluster.

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Also called thoroughwort.

Origin of boneset

1810–20, Americanism;bone + set (v.), so named (by hyperbole) because supposed to have healing properties

Words nearby boneset

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How to use boneset in a sentence

Quinine was scarce and boneset tea and flannel bandages saturated with turpentine were used as substitutes.
Under the Stars and Bars|Walter A. Clark
Boneset tea and black stockings with garters for Alexander the Great!
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2)|Ida Husted Harper
So he got an old bottle, looked as if some tipsy Indian had thrown it away, and filled it with a dose of boneset tea.
The Sun Maid|Evelyn Raymond
It tastes like the boneset—everything is going to taste like boneset for the next six weeks.
Stranded in Arcady|Francis Lynde

Violet, pennyroyal or boneset tea, is excellent to promote perspiration in case of sudden chill.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887)|Mrs. F.L. Gillette

British Dictionary definitions for boneset

boneset

/ (ˈbəʊnˌsɛt) /

noun

any of various North American plants of the genus Eupatorium, esp E. perfoliatum, which has flat clusters of small white flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)Also called: agueweed, feverwort, thoroughwort

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