parthenium

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noun

Any of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.

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Meanings

parthenium1

nounparthenium (plural partheniums)

plural partheniums

  1. biologyAny of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.

Parthenium2

proper noun
  1. A mountain on the border of Arcadia and Argolis, in the Peloponnese, Greece.
  2. historicalA town of ancient Mysia near ancient Pergamum.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
famine weed

Origin

From the genus name.

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APA

parthenium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parthenium

MLA

“parthenium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parthenium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parthenium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parthenium.

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