Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ague_weed

1 sense of ague weed

Sense 1
agueweed, ague weed, five-flowered gentian, stiff gentian, Gentianella quinquefolia, Gentiana quinquefolia -- (gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers)
       => gentian -- (any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis)


1 of 2 senses of agueweed

Sense 2
boneset, agueweed, thoroughwort, Eupatorium perfoliatum -- (perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)