Joe-pye Weed (Noun)
Meaning 1
North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The field guide described the joe-pye weed as a common roadside flower that attracted butterflies and hummingbirds.
- Native American herbalists traditionally used the leaves and flowers of the joe-pye weed to make tea that could alleviate various health complaints.
- A handful of dried joe-pye weed blooms in a decorative vase added a splash of warm color to the country cottage living room.
- This old farmland contained remnants of abandoned hay fields covered with towering goldenrod, fleabane, and tall stands of joe-pye weed.
- Woodchoppers removing debris for development knocked down every visible wild joe-pye weed while struggling up slopes clogged by logs, litter and tough honeysuckle brambles.