A weedy North American plant (Erigeron canadensis) having narrow leaves and numerous small white or greenish flower heads grouped in panicles.
horseweed
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The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States
Synonyms: horse balm, stoneroot, richweed, stone root, Collinsonia canadensis
Meaning #2:
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: Canadian fleabane, fleabane, Conyza canadensis, Erigeron canadensis
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