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eupatorium

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eu⋅pa⋅to⋅ri⋅um

[yoo-puh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-]
–noun
any of numerous composite plants of the genus Eupatorium, having flat-topped clusters of flowers and comprising the bonesets or thoroughworts.

Origin:
1570–80; < NL < Gk eupatrion hemp agrimony, after Eupátōr surname of Mithridates, said to have first used it
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Main Entry: eu·pa·to·ri·um
Pronunciation: -'tOr-E-&m
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a large genus of chieflytropical herbs (family Compositae) having heads of white or purplish flowers and including several (as boneset) that have been used medicinally
2 : any plant of the genusEupatorium
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