Jerusalem oak

American  

noun

1. feather geranium.

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Jerusalem oak British  

noun

1. a weedy North American chenopodiaceous plant, Chenopodium botrys, that has lobed leaves and smells of turpentine

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Etymology

Origin of Jerusalem oak

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

Them days we made our own med'cine out of horsemint and butterfly weed and Jerusalem oak and bottled them teas up for the winter.

From Project Gutenberg

Miss Polly made us drink tea made out of Jerusalem oak weeds.

From Project Gutenberg