EUPATORIUM

Eupatorium, genus Eupatorium

(noun) large genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white or purplish flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

eupatorium (plural eupatoriums)

(botany) Any of the genus Eupatorium of perennial herbs.

Source: Wiktionary


Eu`pa*to"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Eupator, king of Pontus, said to have used it as a medicine.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of perennial, composite herbs including hemp agrimony, boneset, throughwort, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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