sneezeweed

sneeze·weed  (snzwd)

n.

1. Any of several New World herbs of the genus Helenium of the composite family, having yellow to red-purple rayed flower heads.

2. See sneezewort.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sneezeweed - any of various plants of the genus Helenium characteristically causing sneezing genus Helenium, Helenium - genus of American herbs with flowers having yellow rays: sneezeweeds autumn sneezeweed, Helenium autumnale - North American perennial with bright yellow late summer flowers Helenium hoopesii, orange sneezeweed, owlclaws - stout perennial herb of western United States having flower heads with drooping orange-yellow rays; causes spewing sickness in sheep Helenium puberulum, rosilla - a sneezeweed of southwestern United States especially southern California herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests