Meaning of FLEABANE
| Pronunciation: | | 'flee`beyn
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- [n] common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron
- [n] any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas
- [n] hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas
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| | Synonyms: | | Canadian fleabane, Conyza canadensis, Erigeron canadensis, feabane mullet, horseweed, Pulicaria dysenterica |
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| | See Also: | | beach aster, blue fleabane, Conyza, daisy fleabane, Erigeron, Erigeron acer, Erigeron annuus, Erigeron aurantiacus, Erigeron divergens, Erigeron glaucous, Erigeron philadelphicus, Erigeron pulchellus, Erigeron speciosus, genus Conyza, genus Erigeron, genus Pulicaria, herb, herbaceous plant, orange daisy, orange fleabane, Philadelphia fleabane, Pulicaria, robin's plantain, seaside daisy, showy daisy, spreading fleabane, weed, wild flower, wildflower | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Flea"bane`\, n. (Bot.)
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}.
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