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Definition of Cankerweed
1. Noun. Herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes.
Group relationships: Genus Nabalus, Nabalus
Generic synonyms: Rattlesnake Root
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cankerweed
Literary usage of Cankerweed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Education by Nova Scotia Dept. of Education (1908)
"... cankerweed, Kettle-dock, Felon- weed, Fairies Horse, Stinkin Willie. It has
already spread through Antigonish county, and is rapidly invading Colchester ..."
2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"... Newfoundland and Nova Scotia to Maine and Ontario, and in ballast about New
York wort. cankerweed. Kettle-dock. St. James'-wort. and Philadelphia. ..."
3. A Manual of Weeds: With Descriptions of All the Most Pernicious and by Ada Eljiva Georgia (1914)
"... Hook) Other English names: Rattlesnake Root, Lion's Foot, Snake Gentian, Drop
Flower, cankerweed. Native. Perennial. Propagates by seeds. ..."
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