thoroughwax

noun

1

: hare's-ear sense 1

2

: a boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)

Word History

Etymology

thorough entry 3 + wax, verb; translation of German durchwachs; from the fact that the stem appears as if growing through the leaves

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