trumpet weed

trumpet weed
noun
North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple
Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Eupatorium, ↑genus Eupatorium

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