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boneset

[ bohn-set ]

noun

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


boneset

/ ˈbəʊnˌsɛt /

noun

  1. 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 calledagueweedfeverwortthoroughwort
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of boneset1

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

Quinine was scarce and boneset tea and flannel bandages saturated with turpentine were used as substitutes.

Boneset tea and black stockings with garters for Alexander the Great!

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.

It tastes like the boneset—everything is going to taste like boneset for the next six weeks.

Violet, pennyroyal or boneset tea, is excellent to promote perspiration in case of sudden chill.

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