joe-pye weed

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jō′pī′)


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joe-pye′ weed′  ( jō′pī′),USA pronunciation 
  1. Plant BiologyAlso called purple boneset. a tall composite weed, Eupatorium purpureum, of North America, having clusters of pinkish or purple flowers.
  2. Plant BiologyAlso called spotted joe-pye weed. a related plant, E. maculatum, having similar flowers and stems that are often spotted with purple.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1810–20, American.

'joe-pye weed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
purple boneset - spotted joe-pye weed

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