Eupatorium

See also: eupatorium

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὐπατόριον (eupatórion, agrimony), after Mithridates Eupator (134–63 BC), king of Pontus.

Proper noun

Eupatorium n

  1. (sensu stricto) A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – bonesets, thoroughworts, and snakeroots.
  2. (sensu lato) A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – all of Eupatorium sensu stricto and more than a dozen of what are now considered separate genera.

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