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Fleabane

Fleabane Meaning & Definition
Fleabane Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fleabane?

[n] common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron
[n] any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas
[n] hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fleabane: Canadian fleabane | Conyza canadensis | Erigeron canadensis | feabane mullet | horseweed | Pulicaria dysenterica

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See Also | beach aster | blue fleabane | Conyza | daisy fleabane | Erigeron | Erigeron acer | Erigeron annuus | Erigeron aurantiacus | Erigeron divergens | Erigeron glaucous | Erigeron philadelphicus | Erigeron pulchellus | Erigeron speciosus | genus Conyza | genus Erigeron | genus Pulicaria | herb | herbaceous plant | orange daisy | orange fleabane | Philadelphia fleabane | Pulicaria | robin's plantain | seaside daisy | showy daisy | spreading fleabane | weed | wild flower | wildflower

Fleabane In Webster's Dictionary

\Flea"bane`\, n. (Bot.) One of various plants, supposed to have efficacy in driving away fleas. They belong, for the most part, to the genera {Conyza}, {Erigeron}, and {Pulicaria}.

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