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Definition of Thimbleweed
1. Noun. A common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles.
Generic synonyms: Anemone, Windflower
Specialized synonyms: Anemone Riparia, Longheaded Thimbleweed, Anemone Virginiana, Virginia Thimbleweed
Definition of Thimbleweed
1. n. Any plant of the composite genus Rudbeckia, coarse herbs somewhat resembling the sunflower; -- so called from their conical receptacles.
Definition of Thimbleweed
1. Noun. (botany) Any of various plants whose heads resemble thimbles, including ''Rudbeckia laciniata'', ''Anemone virginiana'', and ''Anemone cylindrica''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thimbleweed
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Medical Definition of Thimbleweed
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Thimbleweed
Literary usage of Thimbleweed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Weeds: With Descriptions of All the Most Pernicious and by Ada Eljiva Georgia (1914)
"thimbleweed few tufted leaves at its base and a whorl of three involucral leaves
at the base of its flower-stalks. Base-leaves broader than long, ..."
2. King's American Dispensatory by John King, Harvey Wickes Felter, John Uri Lloyd (1905)
"The whole herb is recommended to be used. It has not been investigated chemically.
It imparts its properties to water. thimbleweed is a valuable diuretic, ..."
3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... Anemone virginiana L. Tall anemone; thimbleweed Herbaceous perennial Dry, open
woods, slopes and edges. • Aquilegia canadensis L. Meetinghouses; ..."
4. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Anemone cilindrica A.Gray thimbleweed Herbaceous perennial Dry slopes and open
fields. Anemone quinquefolia L. Wood anemone Herbaceous perennial Moist woods ..."
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