n. Any of various plants of the genera Inula (especially I. dysenterica) or Erigeron (especially E. acre).
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One of various plants, supposed to have efficacy in driving away fleas. They belong, for the most part, to the genera Conyza, Erigeron, and Pulicaria.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One of several composite plants, so called from their supposed power of destroying or driving away fleas.
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n. common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron
n. any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas
n. hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas
Word Usage
"Our fleabane is a troublesome weed at times, but good husbandry has little to dread from it."