eupatorium
any of numerous composite plants of the genus Eupatorium, having flat-topped clusters of flowers and comprising the bonesets or thoroughworts.
Origin of eupatorium
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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 Burroughseupatorium 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 GosseIt 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 TaveraThe warm infusion of eupatorium perfoliatum answers well as an emetic, producing also a laxative effect.
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
/ (ˌjuːpəˈtɔːrɪəm) /
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)
Origin of eupatorium
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