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Any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue
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WordNet
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n. any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue [syn: ironweed ]
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Population (2000): 2228 Housing Units (2000): 880 Land area (2000): 1.542725 sq. miles (3.995638 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.039516 sq. miles (0.102346 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.582241 sq. miles (4.097984 sq. km) FIPS code: 77250 Located within: Oregon ...
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Vernonia is a genus of about 1000 species of forbs and shrubs in the family Asteraceae . Some species are known as ironweed . Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. The genus is named for the English ...
Usage examples of vernonia.
He'd hauled them up into the mountains around Vernonia to roof a shed with.