WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

vernonia
    n 1: any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and
         warm 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 [syn: ironweed, vernonia]

U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Vernonia, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
   Population (2000):    2228
   Housing Units (2000): 880
   Land area (2000):     1.542725 sq. miles (3.995638 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.039516 sq. miles (0.102346 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.582241 sq. miles (4.097984 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            77250
   Located within:       Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
   Location:             45.859846 N, 123.189125 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     97064
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Vernonia, OR
    Vernonia