The Collaborative International Dictionary
Joe-Pye weed
Joe-Pye weed \Joe`-Pye" weed`\ (Bot.) A tall composite plant of the genus Eupatorium ( Eupatorium purpureum), with purplish flowers, and whorled leaves.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
joe-pye weed
1818, said to be so called from the name of an Indian who used it to cure typhus in New England.
Wiktionary
joe-pye weed
n. Any plant of the genus ''Eutrochium'', native to eastern North America.
Usage examples of "joe-pye weed".
It's late in the season when I fly up, the August fields awash with milkweed, goldenrod, and great purple sweeps of joe-pye weed.
Around it bloomed a wild garden, filled with wildflowers and herbs: echinacea, tansy, and Joe-Pye weed.
Red wood lilies, fire-colored jewelweed, the delicate blue flags of the wild iris, joe-pye weed.