eupatorium

[ yoo-puh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr- ]

/ ˌyu pəˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr- /

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noun

any of numerous composite plants of the genus Eupatorium, having flat-topped clusters of flowers and comprising the bonesets or thoroughworts.

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Origin of eupatorium

1570–80; <New Latin <Greek eupatṓrion hemp agrimony, after Eupátōr surname of Mithridates, said to have first used it

Words nearby eupatorium

eunuchize, eunuchoid, eunuchoid gigantism, eunuchoidism, euonymus, eupatorium, eupatrid, Eupen and Malmédy, eupepsia, eupeptic, euphausiid

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How to use eupatorium in a sentence

One of the giants is purple eupatorium, which sometimes carries its corymbs of flesh-colored flowers ten and twelve feet high.
A Year in the Fields|John Burroughs
Eupatorium ayapana, belonging to the same order as Mikania, is a valuable repellent of the poison of venomous snakes.
The Romance of Natural History, Second Series|Philip Henry Gosse
It is seldom used, but is given for the same troubles and in the same doses as chamomile and Eupatorium Ayapana.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
The warm infusion of eupatorium perfoliatum answers well as an emetic, producing also a laxative effect.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

If the fever subsides, and the soreness remain, Hydrastin or Eupatorium arom.
An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art|B. L. Hill

British Dictionary definitions for eupatorium

eupatorium

/ (ˌjuːpəˈtɔːrɪəm) /

noun

any plant of the genus Eupatorium, of N temperate regions and tropical America: cultivated for their ornamental clusters of purple, pink, or white flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)

Word Origin for eupatorium

C16: from New Latin, from Greek eupatorion hemp agrimony, from Eupator surname of Mithridates VI, king of Pontus and traditionally the first to have used it medicinally

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