EUPATORIUM RUGOSUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Eupatorium rugosum mean? 

• EUPATORIUM RUGOSUM (noun)
  The noun EUPATORIUM RUGOSUM has 1 sense:

1. American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium

  Familiarity information: EUPATORIUM RUGOSUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EUPATORIUM RUGOSUM (noun)

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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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Ageratina altissima; Eupatorium rugosum; white sanicle; white snakeroot

Hypernyms ("Eupatorium rugosum" 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 ("Eupatorium rugosum" is a member of...):

Ageratina; genus Ageratina (annual to perennial herbs or shrubs of eastern United States and Central and South America)