boneset

[ bohn-set ]

noun
  1. any composite plant of the genus Eupatorium, especially E. perfoliatum, of North America, having white flowers in a flat-topped cluster.

Origin of boneset

1
1810–20, Americanism;bone + set (v.), so named (by hyperbole) because supposed to have healing properties

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British Dictionary definitions for boneset

boneset

/ (ˈbəʊnˌsɛt) /


noun
  1. any of various North American plants of the genus Eupatorium, esp E. perfoliatum, which has flat clusters of small white flowers: family Asteraceae (composites): Also called: agueweed, feverwort, thoroughwort

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