JOE-PYE WEED


Meaning of JOE-PYE WEED in English

Pronunciation: ' j ō - ' p ī -

Function: noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1818

: any of several tall No. American perennial composite herbs (esp. Eupatorium maculatum and E. purpureum ) with whorled leaves and corymbose heads of typically purplish tubular flowers

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.