fleabane
Mostly in two tribes of subfamily AsteroideaeAny of various species of flowering plants in certain genera in family Asteraceae, that typically repel insects: Mostly in two tribes of subfamily Asteroideae
Meaning
7 sensesAny of various species of flowering plants in certain genera in family Asteraceae, that typically repel insects:
Mostly in two tribes of subfamily Asteroideae
In tribe Astereae
Conyza spp. (butterweeds or horseweed)
Erigeron spp., especially Erigeron acre (blue fleabane)
Berufkraut
In tribe Inuleae
Inula spp. (yellowheads)
Pluchea spp. (camphorweeds)
Pulicaria spp. (false fleabane), especially common fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica subsp. dysenterica, formerly Inula dysenterica)
Any of various species of flowering plants in certain genera in family Asteraceae, that typically repel insects:
Also, in subfamily Cichorioideae, Vernonia spp. (ironweeds).
- any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas
- hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas
- common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From flea + bane.From flea + bane.
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Forms
plural: fleabanesSynonyms
6 synonyms- hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas:feabane mulletPulicaria dysenterica
- common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron:horseweedCanadian fleabaneConyza canadensisErigeron canadensis