agueweed
- noun
- /ˈeɪɡˌwiːd/
- US
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agueweed
- The agueweed blooms in late summer, displaying distinctive white rays.
Examples
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Folk healers once relied on agueweed as a remedy for fevers and chills.
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While no longer commonly used, agueweed still grows wild in parts of the southeastern United States.
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The agueweed is often found in wet, marshy areas.
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Many herbalists recommend agueweed for its medicinal properties.
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Folk healers once relied on agueweed as a remedy for fevers and chills.
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The agueweed blooms in late summer, displaying distinctive white rays.
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Many herbalists recommend agueweed for its medicinal properties.
Synonyms
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A North American plant that grows every year with clusters of white flowers used in traditional medicine
A perennial herb with white flowers used in traditional medicine
A North American herb with groups of small white flowers that people use in folk medicine and call boneset
A North American plant with small white flowers sometimes used in herbal medicine
A herb from the southeastern United States with rough outer flower parts and small white flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Agueweed comes from ague, an old word for 'fever', and weed meaning 'plant'. People once used this herb for fevers and chills, so the name is like calling it the 'fever plant'.