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TRUMPET WEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trumpet weed mean? 

TRUMPET WEED (noun)
  The noun TRUMPET WEED has 1 sense:

1. North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purpleplay

  Familiarity information: TRUMPET WEED used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TRUMPET WEED (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Eupatorium purpureum; Joe-Pye weed; marsh milkweed; purple boneset; trumpet weed

Hypernyms ("trumpet weed" 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 ("trumpet weed" is a member of...):

Eupatorium; genus Eupatorium (large genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white or purplish flowers)


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