 fleabane |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas | |
| Related terms: | wildflower daisy_fleabane Philadelphia_fleabane orange_daisy spreading_fleabane seaside_daisy blue_fleabane robin's_plantain showy_daisy Erigeron | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas | |
| Synonyms: | Pulicaria_dysenterica feabane_mullet | |
| Related terms: | herb Pulicaria | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (botany) common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron | |
| Synonyms: | Canadian_fleabane Conyza_canadensis Erigeron_canadensis horseweed | |
| Related terms: | weed Conyza | |
| Similar spelling: |
flabbiness flavin |
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