'Joe-Pye weed' definitions:
Definition of 'Joe-Pye weed'
(from WordNet)
noun
North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple [syn: Joe-Pye weed, purple boneset, trumpet weed, marsh milkweed, Eupatorium purpureum]
noun
North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads [syn: Joe- Pye weed, spotted Joe-Pye weed, Eupatorium maculatum]
Definition of 'Joe-Pye weed'
From: GCIDE
- Joe-Pye weed \Joe`-Pye" weed`\ (Bot.) A tall composite plant of the genus Eupatorium ({Eupatorium purpureum}), with purplish flowers, and whorled leaves. [1913 Webster]