eupatorium

[yoo-puh-tawr-ee-uh m, -tohr-]

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

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Examples from the Web for eupatorium

If the fever subsides, and the soreness remain, Hydrastin or Eupatorium arom.
An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art|B. L. Hill
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 feeds on hemp-agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum), hibernates when small, and completes its growth in May or early June.
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series|Richard South
The beautiful blue flowering Eupatorium cœlestinum and the Lobelia syphilitica bore their flowers amongst the thorn-apples.
Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843)|Alexander Philipp Maximilian, Prince of Wied

The Eupatorium is not, I think, extensively cultivated in the garden.
A Garden with House Attached|Sarah Warner Brooks

British Dictionary definitions for eupatorium

eupatorium

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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