IRONWEED

ironweed, vernonia

(noun) any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ironweed (countable and uncountable, plural ironweeds)

Any of certain species of the genus Vernonia of forbs and shrubs.

Source: Wiktionary


I"ron*weed`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A tall weed with purplish flowers (Vernonia Noveboracensis). The name is also applied to other plants of the same genus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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