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erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States

1. : an erect smooth perennial strong-scented herb (Collinsonia canadensis) of eastern No. America with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers — called also horseweed

2. : a plant of the genus Monarda

a lemon-scented plant, Collinsonia canadensis, of eastern North America, having small yellow flowers. Also called horseweed, richweed.

[1780-90, Amer.]