Phrase guide

Philadelphia fleabane

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The flowering plant Erigeron philadelphicus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: skevish, skervish

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

especially pretty plant having a delicate fringe of threadlike rays around flower heads having very slender white or pink rays; United States and Canada

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Erigeron philadelphicus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fleabane

History

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