Definitions for joe-pye weedˌdʒoʊˈpaɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
joe-pye′ weed`ˌdʒoʊˈpaɪ(n.)
a tall North American composite weed, Eupatorium purpureum, having clusters of pinkish or purple flowers.
Category: Plants
Origin of joe-pye weed:
1810–20, Amer.; orig. uncert.
Princeton's WordNet
Joe-Pye weed, purple boneset, trumpet weed, marsh milkweed, Eupatorium purpureum(noun)
North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple
Joe-Pye weed, spotted Joe-Pye weed, Eupatorium maculatum(noun)
North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads
Wiktionary
joe-pye weed(Noun)
A plant of the genus Eutrochium.
Webster Dictionary
Joe-Pye weed(u)
a tall composite plant of the genus Eupatorium (E. purpureum), with purplish flowers, and whorled leaves
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