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fleabane

/flee-beyn/US // ˈfliˌbeɪn //UK // (ˈfliːˌbeɪn) //

飞燕草,跳蚤市场,芙蓉花,芙蓉草

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of various composite plants, as Pulicaria dysenterica, of Europe, or Erigeron philadelphicus, of the U.S., reputed to destroy or drive away fleas.

Examples

  • Our fleabane is a troublesome weed at times, but good husbandry has little to dread from it.

  • The illustration Fig. 24 shows how the daisy fleabane looks when first gathered.

  • The clover is all graceful curves, the daisy fleabane is stiff and formal with straight lines and angles.