ironweed
[ ahy-ern-weed ]
noun
any of certain North American composite plants of the genus Vernonia, having tubular, chiefly purple or red disk flowers.
Origin of ironweed
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How to use ironweed in a sentence
Dickcissels search the purple ironweeds for provender, and song sparrows flit along the blossoming fence rows.
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