Agueweed

2 definitions found

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

  agueweed \agueweed\ n.
     1. 1 a gentian of East North America having clusters of
        bristly blue flowers.
  
     Syn: ague weed, five-flowered gentian, stiff gentian,
          Gentianella quinquefolia, Gentiana quinquefolia


          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. a perennial herb of the southeastern U. S. having
        white-rayed flower heads. It was formerly used in folk
        medicine.
  
     Syn: boneset, thoroughwort, Eupatorium perfoliatum
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  agueweed
       n 1: gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly
            blue flowers [syn: {ague weed}, {five-flowered gentian},
             {stiff gentian}, {Gentianella quinquefolia}, {Gentiana
            quinquefolia}]
       2: perennial herb of southeastern United States having
          white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk
          medicine [syn: {boneset}, {thoroughwort}, {Eupatorium
          perfoliatum}]