fleabane

flea·bane

UK/ˈfliːbeɪn/ uncommon

noun

hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas

Synonyms

feabane mullet
Pulicaria dysenterica

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

Synonyms

horseweed
Canadian fleabane
Conyza canadensis
Erigeron canadensis

Origin

From flea + bane.

Phrases

alpine fleabane
daisy fleabane
Philadelphia fleabane
prairie fleabane

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singular	fleabane
plural	fleabanes

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