noun
perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers
• Syn: ↑prickle-weed, ↑Desmanthus ilinoensis
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Desmanthus, ↑genus Desmanthus
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noun : a glabrous perennial herb (Desmanthus illinoensis) of the prairies of No. America with fruits in dense globose heads
Useful english dictionary. 2012.