Noun: boneset 'bown,set
- Perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used in folk medicine
"boneset lined the edges of the wetland";
- agueweed, thoroughwort, Eupatorium perfoliatum
- European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
"They used boneset to make a medicinal tea";
- common comfrey, Symphytum officinale
Derived forms: bonesets
Type of: comfrey, cumfrey, herb, herbaceous plant
Part of: Eupatorium, genus Eupatorium
Encyclopedia: Boneset