eupatorium purpureum

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   North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple

   SynonymsJoe-Pye weedpurple bonesettrumpet weedmarsh milkweed

   Broaderherb

   Part ofEupatorium

Questions about eupatorium purpureum

What does eupatorium purpureum mean?

eupatorium purpureum means "North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple".

What is another word for eupatorium purpureum?

Close synonyms include Joe-Pye weed, purple boneset, trumpet weed, marsh milkweed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is eupatorium purpureum a common word?

eupatorium purpureum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.