joe-pye weed /ˈʤoˈpaɪ-/
Joe-Pye weed Bot. A tall composite plant of the genus Eupatorium (Eupatorium purpureum), with purplish flowers, and whorled leaves.
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Joe-Pye weed
n 1: North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal
clusters of flowers spotted with purple [syn: purple
boneset, trumpet weed, marsh milkweed, Eupatorium
purpureum]
2: North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal
clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads [syn: spotted
Joe-Pye weed, Eupatorium maculatum]