Hypertext Webster Gateway: "horseweed"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Horseweed \Horse"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
A composite plant ({Erigeron Canadensis}), which is a common
weed.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
horseweed
n 1: erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves
and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern
United States [syn: {horse balm}, {stoneroot}, {richweed},
{stone root}, {Collinsonia canadensis}]
2: common North American weed with linear leaves and small
discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized
throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus
Erigeron [syn: {Canadian fleabane}, {fleabane}, {Conyza
canadensis}, {Erigeron canadensis}]
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