Fleabane Definition & Meaning
fleabane
- 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
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