marsh elder

American

noun

any of various composite plants of the genus Iva, as I. frutescens, that grow in salt marshes.

marsh elder British

noun

any of several North American shrubs of the genus Iva, growing in salt marshes: family Asteraceae (composites) Compare elder 2

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Etymology

Origin of marsh elder

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

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Stem much branched; heads all alike, in panicles Marsh Elder, Iva xanthifolia. 10a.

From Project Gutenberg

To these Mr. Dewey adds buffalo bur, Solanum rostratum, squirreltail, Hordeum jubatum, false ragweed or marsh elder, Iva xanthifolia, Franseria hookeriana, alfalfa dodder, Cuscuta epithymum.

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