MARSH MILKWEED

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Meaning:

North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple

Synonyms:

Eupatorium purpureum; Joe-Pye weed; marsh milkweed; purple boneset; trumpet weed

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("marsh milkweed" 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 ("marsh milkweed" is a member of...):

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

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