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 Definitions of fleabane  [ˈfliˌbeɪn]  

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Definition of 'fleabane' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) fleabane
any of various composite plants, as Erigeron philadelphicus, reputed to destroy or drive away fleas.

Etymology:  (1540–50)

Definition of 'fleabane' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) fleabane, feabane mullet, Pulicaria dysenterica
hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas

2. (noun) fleabane
any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas

3. (noun) horseweed, Canadian fleabane, fleabane, Conyza canadensis, Erigeron canadensis
common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron


Definition of 'fleabane' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) fleabane
one of various plants, supposed to have efficacy in driving away fleas. They belong, for the most part, to the genera Conyza, Erigeron, and Pulicaria



'fleabane' - Nearby Entries  

f layer  flay  flea beetle  flea bite  flea-bitten  fleabag  fleabane  



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