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Thoroughwort

noun
1.
Perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine.  Synonyms: agueweed, boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum.






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"Thoroughwort" Quotes from Famous Books



... found in the woods, by the road-side, everywhere: tansy, camomile, wormwood, everlasting, wild basil, lavender, germander, pennyroyal, spearmint, balm, peppermint, horehound, hyssop, thyme, rosemary, sage, wild bergamot, catnip, motherwort, comfrey, boneset, thoroughwort, fennel, and many other life-giving plants. They are generally coarse-looking and rough, with strong stems and strong odors, and no beauty, though in some cases the flowers are a pretty blue or rose-color. All these things, ...
— Harper's Young People, August 10, 1880 - An Illustrated Weekly • Various



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