boneset

Noun
Synonyms: common comfreySymphytum officinaleagueweedthoroughwortEupatorium perfoliatum

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North AmericaSynonyms: common comfreySymphytum officinale
  2. perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicineSynonyms: agueweedthoroughwortEupatorium perfoliatum
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Boneset \Bone"set`\ (-s[e^]t`), n. (Bot.) A medicinal plant, the thoroughwort (Eupatorium perfoliatum). Its properties are diaphoretic and tonic. [1913 Webster]
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