boneset

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noun

Any of several plants of the genera Eupatorium and Ageratina.

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common comfreySymphytum officinaleagueweedthoroughwortEupatorium perfoliatum
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Meanings

nounboneset (plural bonesets)

plural bonesets

  1. Any of several plants of the genera Eupatorium and Ageratina.
  2. The herb common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum).
  3. Comfrey.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEuropean herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America

Similar
common comfreySymphytum officinale
Broader
comfreycumfrey

nounperennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine

Similar
agueweedthoroughwortEupatorium perfoliatum
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
agueweedfeverwortthoroughwort

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bone + set.

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Translations

Finnish punalatva
  • punalatvaplant of the genus Eupatorium

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Beeston
Cite this entry
APA

boneset. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boneset

MLA

“boneset.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boneset. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boneset,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boneset.

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