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BONESET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine
Synonyms:
agueweed; boneset; Eupatorium perfoliatum; thoroughwort
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("boneset" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("boneset" is a member of...):
Eupatorium; genus Eupatorium (large genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white or purplish flowers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
Synonyms:
boneset; common comfrey; Symphytum officinale
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("boneset" is a kind of...):
comfrey; cumfrey (perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas)
Meronyms (parts of "boneset"):
comfrey; healing herb (leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked)
