Erigeron

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Erigeron \Erigeron\ n.
     a cosmopolitan genus of usually perennial herbs with
     asterlike flowers; the leaves were formerly used medicinally,
     but now are only occasionally so used.
  
     Syn: genus {Erigeron}.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Erigeron
       n : cosmopolitan genus of usually perennial herbs with flowers
           that resemble asters; leaves occasionally (especially
           formerly) used medicinally [syn: {genus Erigeron}]