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    MARSH MILKWEED

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purpleplay

    Synonyms:

    Eupatorium purpureum; Joe-Pye weed; marsh milkweed; purple boneset; trumpet weed

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("marsh milkweed" is a kind of...):

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

    Holonyms ("marsh milkweed" is a member of...):

    Eupatorium; genus Eupatorium (large genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white or purplish flowers)

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