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Webster 1913 Edition

Ironweed

I′ron-weedˊ

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
A tall weed with purplish flowers (
Vernonia Noveboracensis
). The name is also applied to other plants of the same genus.

Definition 2024

ironweed

ironweed

English

Noun

ironweed ‎(countable and uncountable, plural ironweeds)

  1. Any of certain species of the genus Vernonia of forbs and shrubs.

Etymology

iron +‎ weed

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