单词 | boneset |
释义 | boneset (once / 52765 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY boneset USAGE EXAMPLESThe sister plant, the Eupatorium perfoliatum, known as Thoroughwort, Boneset, Ague-weed, or Indian Sage, grows everywhere by its side, and is also used in fevers. Earle, Alice Morse, Old-Time Gardens—Newly Set Forth(2012) Our grandmothers made boneset tea from its leaves when we were in danger of colds or malaria. Douglas, Alan, Woodcraft—or, How a Patrol Leader M...(2011) So, as a stimulant and a preventive of “droopiness,” Aunty Rose prescribed boneset tea, “plenty of it.” Endicott, Ruth Belmore, Carolyn of the Corners(2011) 1 n European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America 2Syn|Hyper Symphytum officinale, common comfrey comfrey, cumfrey perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas n perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine Syn|Hyper Eupatorium perfoliatum, agueweed, thoroughwort herb, herbaceous plant a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
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