thoroughwort

English

Etymology

thorough (“through”) +‎ wort: the leaf bases are joined, so it looks like the stem is growing through a single leaf.

Noun

thoroughwort (plural thoroughworts)

Any of several plants of the genus Eupatorium.
Common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum).

References

thoroughwort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
thoroughwort on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
thoroughwort on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
“thoroughwort”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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