noun
any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue
• Syn: ↑ironweed
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Vernonia
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\\ˌvərˈnōnēə\ noun1. capitalized : a genus of chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs (family Compositae) occurring chiefly in So. America but including some that are native to No. America and having alternate leaves mostly red or purple and terminal cymose heads of perfect tubular flowers — see ironweed
Useful english dictionary. 2012.