fleabane
pronunciation
How to pronounce fleabane in British English:
UK ['fli:beɪn]
How to pronounce fleabane in American English:
US ['fliˌbeɪn]
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- Noun:
- hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas
- any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas
- common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron
Word Origin
- fleabane (n.)
- also flea-bane, 1540s, from flea (n.) + bane (n.). Old English had fleawyrt, used of various plants supposed to destroy fleas.
Example
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