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Definition of Ague weed
1. Noun. Gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers.
Exact synonyms: Agueweed, Five-flowered Gentian, Gentiana Quinquefolia, Gentianella Quinquefolia, Stiff Gentian
Generic synonyms: Gentian
Group relationships: Gentianella, Genus Gentianella
Generic synonyms: Gentian
Group relationships: Gentianella, Genus Gentianella
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ague Weed
Literary usage of Ague weed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of pharmacodynamics by Richard Hughes (1899)
"We have next an American medicine, the thorough-wort, bone-set, ague-weed,
Eupatorium perfoliatum. The tincture is prepared from the whole plant. ..."
2. The Indiana Weed Book by Willis Stanley Blatchley (1912)
"... remedy for fever and ague, whence the names "feverwort" and "ague- weed" by
which it is sometimes known; also for colds, dyspepsia and as a tonic. ..."
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