ironweed

English

Etymology

From iron +‎ weed. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Why iron?”)

Noun

ironweed (countable and uncountable, plural ironweeds)

  1. Any of certain species of the genus Vernonia of forbs and shrubs.

Derived terms

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