JOE-PYE WEED


Meaning of JOE-PYE WEED in English

ˈjōˈpī- noun

Usage: often capitalized J&P

Etymology: origin unknown

: boneset 1 ; especially : either of two tall perennial American herbs ( Eupatorium maculatum and E. purpureum ) with stems usually purplish or blotched with purple, whorled leaves, and terminal clusters of heads of typically purple tubular flowers — see marsh milkweed

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