vernonia

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vernonia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  vernonia
      n 1: 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, vernonia]

vernonia - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Vernonia, OR (city, FIPS 77250)
    Location: 45.86054 N, 123.18521 W
    Population (1990): 1808 (713 housing units)
    Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 97064