thoroughwort

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

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

Noun

thoroughwort (plural thoroughworts)

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

References

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