Ironweed

2 definitions found

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

  Ironweed \I"ron*weed`\, n. (Bot.)
     A tall weed with purplish flowers ({Vernonia
     Noveboracensis}). The name is also applied to other plants of
     the same genus.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ironweed
       n : any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and
           warm regions of especially North America that take their
           name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers
           that quickly take on a rusty hue [syn: {vernonia}]