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ironweed
(-wēd′)
noun
any of a genus (Vernonia) of perennial plants of the composite family, with clusters of small, tubular, purple flowers
Origin: so named from its hard stem
See ironweed in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Vernonia, having alternate leaves and clusters of purplish flower heads.
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