ə̇ˈrijərən, -jəˌrän noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, groundsel, from Greek ērigerōn, from ēri- early + gerōn old man; from the hoary down of some species — more at ere , churl
1. capitalized : a widely distributed genus of herbs (family Compositae) having flower heads resembling asters but with fewer and narrower involucral bracts — see daisy fleabane
2. -s
a. : any plant of the genus Erigeron
b. : the leaves and tops of plants of the genus Erigeron occasionally and especially formerly used as a diuretic and as a hemostatic in uterine hemorrhage
c. : erigeron oil