About The Word Fleabane
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Fleabane
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Fleabane: 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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