fleabane meaning and definition

FLEABANE noun

Definition of fleabane (noun)

1. hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas
   • synonyms: feabane mullet, Pulicaria dysenterica
2. any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas
3. common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron
   • synonyms: Canadian fleabane, Conyza canadensis, Erigeron canadensis, horseweed