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  1. cancerweed, cancer weed, Salvia lyratanoun

    sage of eastern United States

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  1. cancerweed

    Salvia lyrata (lyre-leaf sage, lyreleaf sage, wild sage, cancerweed), is a herbaceous perennial in the family Lamiaceae that is native to the United States, from Connecticut west to Missouri, and in the south from Florida west to Texas. It was described and named by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.

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  1. cancerweed

    Cancerweed, scientifically known as Salvia lyrata, is a perennial plant native to the United States. Its common name comes from the early Native American belief that it could treat or prevent cancer. It is also known as Lyre-leaf Sage due to the lyre-like shape of its leaves. The plant generally has blue or purplish flowers.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cancerweed in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cancerweed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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