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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of several strongly aromatic, eastern North American plants of the genus Collinsonia, having opposite leaves, square stems, and axillary clusters of lemon-scented yellow flowers.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Bot.) a strong-scented labiate plant (Collinsonia Canadensis), having large leaves and yellowish flowers.
WordNet 3.0
- n. erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States
Etymologies
- From its former use for treating ailments of horses. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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