NOUN | plant | white snakeroot, white sanicle, Ageratina altissima, Eupatorium rugosum | American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads |
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Meaning | American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium. | |
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Synonyms | white sanicle, Ageratina altissima, Eupatorium rugosum | |
Member of | Ageratina, genus Ageratina | annual to perennial herbs or shrubs of eastern United States and Central and South America |
Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
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