hemp agrimony

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A tall wild plant with divided leaves and small purple flowers that grows in wet places

noun

: agrimonia de cáñamo

You can recognize hemp agrimony by its divided leaves and reddish-purple flower heads.

Examples

The marsh was filled with hemp agrimony, attracting butterflies and bees during the summer months.
Gardeners often cultivate hemp agrimony for its resilience and attractive clusters of purple flowers.
The hemp agrimony blooms in late summer.
I saw a field of hemp agrimony near the river.
Gardeners often cultivate hemp agrimony for its resilience and attractive clusters of purple flowers.
The marsh was filled with hemp agrimony, attracting butterflies and bees during the summer months.
You can recognize hemp agrimony by its divided leaves and reddish-purple flower heads.

Synonyms

Eupatorium cannabinum

vshemp agrimony

Specialized

9.9

A tall European plant called hemp agrimony with divided leaves and small purple flower clusters

is the common English name used in everyday speech

Surface Forms

hemp agrimony singular

hemp agrimonies plural

Morphology

hemp + agrimony

This is a straightforward noun–noun compound naming a plant: if a learner knows 'hemp' (a plant) and 'agrimony' (a plant type), they can infer it is a kind of agrimony related to or resembling hemp, so the referent being a coarse herb is compositional. Taxonomic plant-naming compounds are cross-linguistically common, making the meaning accessible to learners who know both constituents.

Etymology

Hemp agrimony probably comes from the plant's leaves that look like hemp and from an old group of wild plants called agrimony, so the name helps you picture this coarse herb often found in wet places.