sneezeweed
- noun
- /ˈsniːzˌwiːd/
- US
:
hierba estornudera
- The herbalist recommended using sneezeweed as a natural remedy for colds.
Examples
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Some gardeners avoid planting sneezeweed due to its irritating pollen.
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The sneezeweed blooms in late summer.
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In the wildflower meadow, tall sneezeweed bloomed beside the goldenrod.
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Native Americans once used dried sneezeweed leaves in snuff to induce sneezing.
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Many gardeners avoid sneezeweed due to its pollen.
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In the garden, yellow sneezeweed attracts many bees and butterflies.
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People often develop allergies to sneezeweed due to its pollen.
Synonyms
An American herb with bright yellow, daisy-like flowers often called sneezeweed
A North American plant that lives for many years with bright yellow flowers in late summer
Compounds
A North American plant with bright yellow flowers that bloom in late summer
A plant that lives for several years with drooping orange-yellow flowers that can make sheep sick
A herb from Europe and Asia with small white flowers and green leaves that can make you sneeze when powdered
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sneezeweed is a simple compound of sneeze ('to force air out of the nose') and weed ('a wild plant'). People once used its dried leaves as snuff to make them sneeze, so the plant was named for that effect.
