HyperDic: ageratina_altissima

English > 1 sense of the expression Ageratina altissima:
NOUNplantAgeratina altissima, white snakeroot, white sanicle, Eupatorium rugosumAmerican herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads
English > Ageratina altissima: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAmerican herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium.
Synonymswhite snakeroot, white sanicle, Eupatorium rugosum
Member ofAgeratina, genus Ageratinaannual to perennial herbs or shrubs of eastern United States and Central and South America
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem

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