NOUN | plant | vernonia, ironweed | any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions / 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 |
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Sounds | vernow'niyah | |
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Rhymes | Abyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah... |
Meaning | Any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions / 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. | |
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Synonym | ironweed | |
Member of | genus Vernonia | genus of New World tropical herbs or shrubs with terminal cymose heads of tubular flowers |
Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
Spanish | vernonia | |
Catalan | vernonia |
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