dog fennel

American  

noun

1. mayweed.

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dog fennel British  

noun

1. another name for mayweed

2. a weedy plant, Eupatorium capillifolium, of the southeastern US, having divided leaves and greenish rayless flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)

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Etymology

Origin of dog fennel

First recorded in 1515–25

Example Sentences

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dog fennel

But then it hadn’t, and anyway he loved the dog fennel and the silver poplars and the hedge of lilacs on the south that separated Jenny’s well-drained kitchen garden from the dooryard.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

A tea made out of dog fennel or corn shucks will cure chills and malaria.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives by Work Projects Administration

I sprang from the soft dust and landed among the dog fennel of a fence corner, in a flying leap.

From Laddie; a true blue story by Stratton-Porter, Gene

As she interestedly watched the little house and its yard she saw hurrying through the burdock and dog fennel toward the base of her rock a determined looking hen.

From Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by Phillips, David Graham