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BONESET

Dictionary entry overview: What does boneset mean?

• BONESET (noun)
The noun BONESET has 2 senses:

1. European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
2. perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine

Familiarity information: BONESET used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BONESET (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

boneset; common comfrey; Symphytum officinale

Hypernyms ("boneset" is a kind of...):

comfrey; cumfrey (perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas)

Meronyms (parts of "boneset"):

comfrey; healing herb (leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Eupatorium perfoliatum; thoroughwort; agueweed; boneset

Hypernyms ("boneset" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("boneset" is a member of...):

Eupatorium; genus Eupatorium (large genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white or purplish flowers)

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