fleabane


Definition: Meaning of, fleabane in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfliːbeɪn /

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fleabane fleabanes
  1. hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas
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  2. any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas
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  3. common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron
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fleabane used in phrases

  • Canadian fleabane (noun)
    1. common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron
  • Philadelphia fleabane (noun)
    1. especially pretty plant having a delicate fringe of threadlike rays around flower heads having very slender white or pink rays; United States and Canada
  • blue fleabane (noun)
    1. widespread weed with pale purple-blue flowers
  • daisy fleabane (noun)
    1. widely naturalized white-flowered North American herb
  • orange fleabane (noun)
    1. mat-forming herb of Turkestan with nearly double orange-yellow flowers
  • spreading fleabane (noun)
    1. well-branched plant with hairy leaves and stems each with a solitary flower head with narrow white, pink or lavender rays; western North America
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