fleabane

(noun)

noun

1. hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas

Definition categories: plant, herb

2. any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas

Definition categories: plant, wildflower

3. common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron

Similar word(s): horseweed

Definition categories: plant, weed